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Council on Foreign Relations President Richard Haass on the attacks and continued investigations in Libya.
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Consider sitting around discussing.
The various scenarios involving.
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Sure I mean but it's it's an obvious.
Pure political should answer realistic because -- at this in the Middle East now.
And what what what happened in Libya is historic message that the the old order to go on you know in the old days to Mubarak's the -- -- -- in the rest of whatever else you could expect -- from they would maintain order and if there was protest but -- that's what the military the police before.
In the new Middle East.
Like the wild west -- have governments that are unable or unwilling to keep things under control.
-- resource there the other day -- -- -- on top of that that this -- political overlay if you will just you know what that the administration.
No and once they know it and we can talk about that if you wanted to.
A couple of things we're -- don't look forward to -- We do know that some people -- embassy in London.
Thought to terraces security problem.
For all we know that say -- -- chronology of have requested additional security.
We're also know that somebody at the State Department.
There could have -- Hillary Clinton.
Or someone else -- -- some modest adjustment could have been so -- or.
I'm sure would have been somebody below over my hunch is.
It would have been some middle level.
Pinnacle bureaucrat would have or if you want news.
And -- made that decision to withdraw security.
Or not to propose or -- or not -- security go to essentially -- the Libyans if you will provide richer my hunch is an issue like.
Almost certainly would not a breach -- that I could be wrong here but I wouldn't I.
My -- -- -- decisions like this surveyed would more than a little regularity so I'd be surprised that the -- secretary.
Barbara to start dressing -- and signed -- -- For the district are pretty technical mr.
-- are fiercely intelligent and tactical will -- security forces are one familiar with the ambassador.
And others are suggesting they did more security.
And some summed it -- the State Department and slightest -- And I regress or remove security.
Side.
-- is this going to be you know the ambassador and others on the ground will make the request.
It's based upon local intelligence at all -- also an assessment of what kind of capacity you have expect there's people newcomer defending -- -- individual position on this explaining.
This middle level people person who probably get requests from multiple embassies.
To do this sort of thing and they just make decisions in this case -- -- was tragically wrong.
But I guess my -- my hunch is that the way it played.
And you think sort of have -- decision motivation.
For characterizing the attack.
As a reaction to this.
-- -- -- -- That's the interest -- question -- anybody administration took so long.
-- get off with the story that this was a spontaneous demonstration in reaction to the video.
And why the administration was was delayed or reluctance in describing -- -- what it was which was a terrorist attack.
On on a US facility on US personnel.
I think that's that's the real question that I don't have the -- stood -- but it but I think that's the legitimate there for for journalism for congress quite honestly to look into.
I don't need to do you think tank to be able senator -- draws.
Episode that -- -- it was politically motivated.
So that tickets every killed them or kill bin Laden and a more terrorism like -- morals all -- and somebody to -- -- the council of foreign relations.
-- -- -- -- -- Just I -- -- I don't know I guess I can do I hear what you're saying that you may well be right it's certainly a plausible explanation -- I don't know about defending.
I just I just don't know for sure it's always I've learned in the game.
It can be dangerous to speculate over people's motives -- you may well be right I'm not I'm not arguing that they understand I don't have to prove.
Well I'm not encumbered by the necessity.
Soon to blind my opinion still Sachs has literally -- order.
A -- -- after you were able to scared her -- As a producer and import them there's always a pleasure -- unfortunately has -- a lot of time but thank you very much.
Well thank you -- -- about a computer that's all right but it's awful doctor Richard -- an excellent program -- -- -- --
