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Benghazi’s Impact on Election, National Security

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    FBN’s national-security experts break down the impact of the attack against the U.S. consulate.

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Now Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Judith Miller KT McFarland she's -- national security post under presidents Ford Nixon and Reagan.

Former US ambassador to the United Nations John -- all three Fox News contributors are up but let me start -- -- may -- Judy.

The president saying that it's nonsense yet here we are eight weeks to the -- From -- Ghazi and we still haven't heard any specifics.

On what happened why -- than the administration's response what do you make -- Well we've heard a lot of different narratives and I think depends on who's speaking little we get one story from the CIA says it's not our fault.

Another from the Pentagon says no it's not our fault we sent teams got -- too -- And the White House isn't seeing any.

And is that not the definition of stonewalling and a cover up.

To resist.

Informing the American public of what has happened when were Americans have been killed.

Well it's certainly snubbing narrative is nice word for a story.

A lack of transparency.

Shall we look.

They are hiding behind this independent investigation that they've got going.

An independent investigate by the independent agency of the Justice Department the FBI.

Is that right.

-- and they are going to stick to that because they know.

That there is.

Not a good and happy story that comes out of this for them we will hear it but I think we -- now going to hear -- after election.

John Bolton your thoughts.

Well I think that the administration's ideology was fundamentally challenged by this terrorist attack if you believe the war on terror is over Al qaeda's been defeated.

The Arab Spring has brought democracy the Middle East.

You can't even copper hand that what happened and then Ghazi was anything other than a demonstration that got out of control.

Now the facts overwhelm them but they have been successful with the complicity.

Many of the mainstream media who didn't want to cover the story at all they have pushed it past the election -- -- -- Well I didn't bring it up in a debate either.

I mean it's not -- complicity with the mainstream media but he.

And I am not in any way can inflating the responsibilities of a candidate for president without of the national liberal media.

The media's responsible for what they have failed to do and I -- days he did -- -- I think they will be.

Roughly treated by history.

And but governor Romney with the opportunity did not -- you -- Friday.

I get out he he brought it up twice he brought it up the day of the attack and he was roundly denounced.

By the Democrats and by the media he brought it up.

During the final presidential debate and Candy Crowley jumped in to take Obama's side so you know this is been a very difficult issue for.

Governor Romney and I think others were certainly raising -- in his absence of course if he wins tomorrow or wins today -- find out what happened.

Okay -- -- your thoughts as we now or in the midst of the selection does it matter to the direction of the country's foreign policy.

Which of these men.

Is elected president today we hope today.

I think absolutely -- gaming.

You know one of the reasons that this whole cover -- -- bank -- happened is because the president's foreign policy in the Middle East has been an abject failure.

You know he's gone topple dictators -- -- after another but instead of having a pro American government that comes in their weight they've -- anti American Islamist governments.

Part of the problem in eastern Libya is that al-Qaeda is running eastern Libya so yes I do think it matters the real thing is that not just doesn't matter president.

Obama -- president -- if you wish president Romney.

Is president Romney going to be.

A George Bush preemptive military attacks you -- potentially get us into another war.

In the Middle East or is it going to -- rake him.

President Romney who uses economic worker.

You're the last -- Judy -- I think you've got to keep your eye on Iran because if President Obama is reelected I think we're going to see you deal with the Iranians that would enable them.

To enrich at low levels in exchange for added surveillance and inspection I think that's a good deal for Iran and not a good deal for the United States.

One last word I think a President Obama reelected -- the one -- John Bolton top the top.

I have -- -- -- but it's worked out.

If if Barack Obama is reelected -- Ron we'll get nuclear weapons and so will Saudi Arabia Egypt and Turkey.

Thank you very much.

Going -- I think you just top of my partnership -- they -- thank you very much to thank.