2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumColin Powell Called Benghazi A “Stupid Witch Hunt” — And Condi Rice Agreed
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell called the events surrounding and following the attack on the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya a stupid witch hunt, saying that fault partially lies with the US ambassador who was killed in the attack, according to his personal emails seen by BuzzFeed News.
Benghazi is a stupid witch hunt. Basic fault falls on a courageous ambassador who thoughts Libyans now love me and I am ok in this very vulnerable place, Powell wrote in a December 2015 email exchange with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice about US Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, who died in the 2012 incident.
Hillary Clinton was secretary of state during the attack, which was the subject of a special congressional committee and remains an issue in the current presidential campaign.
But blame also rests on his leaders and supports back here. Pat Kennedy, Intel community, DS and yes HRC the last acronym short for Hillary Clinton, added Powell, who served under former President George W. Bush.
Completely agree, Rice responds, adding, Let me know when youre in town and well have that glass of wine (or two).
The website DCLeaks.com which has reported, but not confirmed, ties to Russian intelligence services obtained Powells emails. It may be the latest example of a Russian entity potentially trying to influence the US presidential election in July, the FBI said it believed Russia was behind the hack of the Democratic National Committees internal emails right before they partys convention.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/colin-powell-called-benghazi-a-stupid-witch-hunt-and-condi-r?utm_term=.qiVDNY0nw#.nyAjv54Ae
oasis
(49,387 posts)NWCorona
(8,541 posts)Wounded Bear
(58,656 posts)But yeah, as former SoS's, they know how things work and how there wasn't a lot Hillary could do there.
Midnight Writer
(21,765 posts)yurbud
(39,405 posts)McKim
(2,412 posts)Condi did not stand up for better values when it mattered. She rode the war machine to victory as our country was ruled by her
nutball Bush cabinet. Shame on Stanford for employing her!
Javaman
(62,530 posts)why are these idiots being paraded out as "voices of reason" when they aided and abetted the most corrupt and inept presidency in the history if this country?
fuck these war criminals.