Secretary of State Hillary Clinton used an off-camera interview in Peru to take rhetorical responsibility for the Benghazi disaster — and to provide some political cover for her boss.
“I take responsibility” for the security oversights that allowed the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. embassy in Libya, Clinton said.
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But Clinton also used the CNN interview to push blame onto lower-ranking State Department officials who were implementing the administration’s policy of downgrading security in Libya.
“The president and the vice president wouldn’t be knowledgeable about specific decisions that are made by security professionals, [who are] the ones who weigh all of the threats and the risks and the needs and make a considered decision,” Clinton told CNN on Monday.
Clinton’s calculated move may reduce the campaign-trail pressure on President Barack Obama, who has taken a big hit in the polls amid publicity over the attack and the White House’s extended effort to blame an anti-Islam filmmaker in California.
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