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Way BEFORE Benghazi:
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday afternoon that the spending levels outlined by House Republicans late last week for the remainder of the fiscal year would endanger the country's national security.
"The scope of the proposed House cuts is massive," Clinton told reporters at a Capitol news conference after attending a luncheon meeting with House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio). "The truth is that cuts of that level will be detrimental to America's national security."
44 - Secretary Clinton: House Republican budget cuts will endanger national security
All the way back in Feb of 2011 Clinton was warning Republicans. And they ignored her, but want to blame her. Do they understand how stupid that makes them look?
And you are another that has not listened to the Benghazi hearings. It was stated by officials within the State Department there was no problem with funding for extra security if they had wanted to increase the security there. The reduced budget woiuld have had no effect on the decision to not increase security there. Go look up the hearings on c-span. You can hear it for yourself.
Senate Hearing on U.S. Consulate Attack in Benghazi | C-SPAN
In testimony Wednesday before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Charlene Lamb, a deputy assistant secretary of state for diplomatic security, was asked, Was there any budget consideration and lack of budget which led you not to increase the number of people in the security force there?
Lamb responded, No, sir.