Saturday, January 18, 2014

Will The Benghazi Report Sink Hillary's Chances In 2016?

With the release of the bipartisan Senate report covering the 9/11/2012 Benghazi attack, some are speculating as to whether or not Hillary Clinton's chances for the Presidency are sunk.  This is because the report clearly shows that the attack was Al Qaeda related and preplanned; and, not a spontaneous assault over some offensive video as Clinton and her people asserted. 

Certainly, the report is damaging in that it proves the video theory was not just a lie but, also, it implies incompetence in not taking enough security precautions in the run up to the 9/11 anniversary.  But, I believe the thing that will do the most harm to Hillary's ambitions to run this country is this photo of her during the House Benghazi hearings:


This, to me, is her Howard Dean moment.   It clearly shows a Hillary that may not have the "calm under fire" poise that is needed from someone who would be running the most powerful and complex country on the planet. 

Reference: Washington Post: Senate report: Attacks on U.S. compounds in Benghazi could have been prevented: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/senate-report-attack-on-us-compound-in-benghazi-could-have-been-prevented/2014/01/15/5e197224-7de9-11e3-95c6-0a7aa80874bc_story.html

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