[Watch] Benghazi Hearing – Known Attack, No US Response Due to Waiting For State Dept

Posted on 1 May, 2014 by Rick Wells



Rep Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) questions Retired USAF Brigadier Gen. Robert Lovell, in testimony before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Chaffetz asked Gen. Lovell what he believed the attacks were attributable to at the time and how quickly did they come to that conclusion.

Lovell’s response was that they were attributable to an Islamic extremist group, most likely Ansar Al Sharia. He said they came to that conclusion “very, very soon, when we were still in the very early hours of this activity.
Chaffetz asks, “Was it a video?” Lovell quickly responded “no sir.” He followed up, “Was it a video that sparked a protest?” Again, Lovell replied, “no sir.”

Chaffetz reminded Chairman Issa that the administration keeps saying they want to get to the “facts at the time,” so that is what he is trying to decipher.



Chaffetz proceeds to build a case that everybody involved, responding and investigating knew it was not a video that sparked the incident. He asserts that only White House partisans were pushing the video protest narrative.

Brig. Gen. Lovell’s testimony also indicates the U.S. response effort was negatively impacted by a bureaucratic delay, waiting for State Department input.

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