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Terrorism is an on-going crisis.
Beirut, Lebanon, October, 1983: 241 killed (220 Marines) by a truck bomb.
Saudi Arabia, June, 1996: 19 U.S. Air Force personnel killed by a truck bomb.
Tanzania and Kenya, August 1998: 224 killed in embassy bombings.
Yemeni port of Aden, October 2000: 17 American sailors on USS Cole killed.
New York, Pennsylvania, Washington DC, September 2001: over 3,000 killed.
Benghazi, September 2012: four Americans, and seven Libyans killed in terror attacks.
All of these incidents were extensively investigated. Mistakes were made. Investigation is the way we improve our security systems. Only with the Benghazi attack was the secretary of state called out as being personally responsible. Both then-Secretary Clinton and President Obama took responsibility.
Multiple exhaustive investigations found that Hillary Clinton had no culpability. Yet, the Republican National Committee disregards these findings and allows slander on national TV. Hillary Clinton is not the only one harmed. The people, who have been told over and over that she was to blame and came to believe that have been victimized. And, the self-righteous, ultra-conservative propaganda machine grinds on.
Jolene Fox
Salt Lake City