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♪♪H@ I SEEN YOUR PICTURE ♪♪H@H@@
♪♪H@ YOUR NAME INH@ LIGHTS ABOV♪
>>> 26 PASTH@ THE HOUR.
A LIH@VE LOOK AT THE WHITE HOUS@
JOINING US NOWH@ FROM WASHINGTO@
NBC CHIEF FOREIGNH@ AFFAIRSH@
H@RRESH@PONDENT AND HOST OF
"ANDREA MITCHELL H@REPORTS,"H@
ANH@DREA MITCHELL.
AND FH@ROM CAPITOL H@HILL,
REPUBLICH@AN SENATOR FROM GEORG
AND VICEH@ CHAIRMANH@ OF THE SE
SELECT COMMITTEE OH@N
INTELLIGENH@CE, SENATOR SAXH@BY
H@
CHAMBLISS.
THE COMMITTEE ISH@ SCHEDULED TO
H@
HEAR FORMER H@H@CIA DIRECTORH@
PETRAEUSH@H@ GIVE HIS TESTIMONY
THH@E BENGHAZIH@ ATTACK LATER T
MORNINH@G.
SENATOR, WHAT H@WILL YOU BE
LOOKH@ING FOR?
>> H@WELL, GENERALH@ PETRAEUS B@
H@LITTLE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE
TO THE COMMITTEE THIS MORNINGH@
THAN WHATH@ WE HADH@ H@YESTERDA.
WE HAD THEH@ LEADERS FH@ROM THE
INH@TELLIGENCE COMMUNITYH@ INCLG
ACTING H@H@CIAH@ DIRECTOR MIKH@L
H@
AND JIM CLAPPER,H@ THE H@DNI, A
OTHERS.H@
THE DIFFERENCE THAT WE'REH@
LOOKINGH@ FOR TODAY H@IS, GENER@
PETRAEUS, OBVIOUSLY, WH@AS
INVOLVED IH@N MAKING SOME OF TH
KEY H@DECISIONS.
AND WE WH@ANT TO KNOWH@ WHAT HI
THOUGHT PROCESH@S WAS.H@
PLUS, HE'SH@ THE ONLY MEMBERH@
THEH@ LEADERSHIPH@ TEAM THATH@
BEEN BACK TOH@ LIBYA SINH@CE
SEPTEMBER 11.H@
HE WAS JUST THH@ERE SEVERALH@ D
AGO.
H@INH@G ON THE GROUND,H@ HE HAS
LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT H@
PERSPECTIVE.
SO WH@E'RE GOING TO BE TALKING
WITH HIMH@ ABOUT THAT.H@
>> HEY, SAXBY, JH@OE HERE.H@H@
GOOD TO TALK TOH@ YOU AGAIN.
>> HEY, JOE.
H@>> YOU KNOW,H@ SUSANH@ RICE,H
U.N.H@ AMBASSADOR, HAS BEENH@ TG
A LOT OFH@ HEAT.
JOHNH@ McCAIN,H@ LINDSEY GRAHAM
GOINGH@ AFTERH@H@ HER FOR REPEA
WHH@AT THE PRESIDENT SAYS WAS T
INTELH@ THAT WAS AVAILABH@LE AT
TIME.
YOH@U'RE ON THE COMMITTEE.H@
CAN YOUH@ TELL US, WASH@ SUSAN @
FROM WHATH@ YOU KNOW, JUSTH@
REPEATH@ING WHATH@ WAS BEING TO@
EVERYBODY INH@H@H@ WASHINGTON A
TIME ON WHAT HADH@ HAPPENED INH
BENGHAZIH@?
H@ WELL, HERE'S WHAT I THINK,
JOE.H@H@H@
IH@ THINK WITHOUT QUH@ESTION, I
MEAN, YOU H@KNOW, YOU'VEH@ GOTH
STORMING AH@ CONSULATE WH@ITHH@
AK-47s, WITH H@RPGs ANDH@ FIRIN@
MORTARS.
THEY KNEH@W IMMEDIATELY THIS WA@
TERRORISH@T ATTACK.
THERE WASN'TH@ ANY QUESTION ABO
THAT.H@H@
ANDH@ WHY THE WHITE HOUSE DIDN'
H@ME OUT AND SAY THAH@T
IMMEDIATELY, I DON'T KNOW.
H@THEY TRIED TOH@H@ SOFTEN IT ST
WITH REGARD TO IT WASH@ AH@ H@
H@ONTANEOUS ACTION THAT STEMMED
FROM A PROTEST.H@H@H@
THERE WASH@ A QUESTION ABOUTH@
WHETHERH@H@H@ PROTESTERS WERE H.
AND FIVEH@ DAYS LATER,H@ SUSAN
H@
GOES ON TVH@ ANDH@ SAYS THAT NO@
ONLY WAS IT AH@ PROTEST, BUTH@
APPARENTLYH@H@H@ STEMMED FROM T
TRAILER OR THIS MH@OVIE THATH@H
BEEN SHOWN.
H@DH@ VERY HONESTLY BYH@ THAT P
H@ TIME, WE WEREH@H@ BEYOND THA.
H@ IH@H@ DO THIH@NK THAT THERE
SOME POLITICSH@ INVOLVED IN THE
MESSAGE THATH@ THE WHITE HOUSE
H@WANTED TO SEND.H@
>> SOH@ SAXBY, YOUH@ OBVIOUSLY
A VERY IMPORTANTH@ POSITION ON E
INTELLIGENCEH@ COMMITTEE.H@H@H@@
THE H@PRESIDENT, THE WHITE HOUH
IS SAYING THATH@ ALLH@ SUSAN RI
WASH@ REPEATING ON H@"MEET THE @
PRESS" WASH@H@ WHAT EVERYBODY E
WASH@ BEING TOLD FROMH@ H@AMERI
INTELLIGENCE COMMH@UNITY.
IFH@ SUSAN RICH@E WASH@ GIVING
INFORMATION FIVE DAYSH@ LATER, @
IF THEH@ INTH@ELLIGENCE COMMUNI
WAS HH@ER SOURCE, THIS IS AH@ BR
QUESTION ABOUT THEH@ FAILINGS O@
H@E INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.
H@M JUST TRYING TO SORT THROUGH
THIS.H@
>> YEAH.H@
ANDH@ THAT'S A QUESTIONH@ THAT
H@
FRANKLY, JOE, WEH@ DISCUSSED IN
H@DEPTH YESTERDAYH@ WITH THE
H@
COMMUNITY.
WE SPENT ANH@ AWFUL LOT OF TIME@
THESE TALKING POINTS.H@H@
THE ONE THING IH@ CAN TELL YOU ,
IT WILL BEH@ AH@ LONG TIME BEFO@
H@CLASSIFIEDH@ TALKING POINTS A
PUT OUT BY THE INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.H@H@H@H@H@
THAT PROBAH@BLY WAS A MISTAKE.H@
BUTH@ SUSAN RICH@E WAS SENTH@ T
AH@ WHITE HOUSEH@ MESSAGE.
IT WAS NOT AN INTELLIGENCE H@
COMMUNITY MESSAGE.H@H@
AND THERE'S A VERH@Y CLEAR
DISTINCTION IN THAT.H@H@H@
>>H@ H@ANDREA, IT'S DAVID UP HHN
NEW YORK.H@
I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU ON H@
SOME OF THE BIGGERH@ FIGHTS HER@
I MEAN, ISNH@'T THIS REALLY BEYD
THE SUSAN RICH@E QUESTIONS, WHI
H@KNOW ARE GH@OING TO BE LITIGA@
FIERCELY, ABOUT WHAT WAS
H@
HAPPENING ON THE GROUND INH@ TE@
OFH@ PROTECTING U.S.H@ PERSONNE@
NAMELY THEH@ AMBASSADOR, WHATH@D
OFH@ COORDINATION WAS THERE,H@
H@S THH@ERE NOT BETWEEN THE H@C
PRESENCE WHICH WAS SUBSTANTIALH
INH@ BENGHAZI AND STATE DEPARTMT
SECURITY?H@H@
>> WELL,H@ I THINK THOSE ARE TH
H@
H@ESTIONSH@ THATH@ I WOULD SUSP
SENATOR CHAMBLISS ANDH@H@ DIANN@
FEINSTEIN AND THEIR HOUH@SE
COUNTEH@RPARTS ARE ALSO GOIH@NG
BE ASKING BECAUSE THEYH@ WANT T
KNOWH@ THEH@ TIMEH@ LIH@NE.H@
THEY HAD FIVEH@ SEPARATE BEYOND
H@RNINGS, H@FIVE SEPARATE
H@CIDENTS, AS SENATORH@ FEINSTE
HAS MADE VERY H@CLEAR.
AND AS WE HAH@VE BEEN H@TOLD.
FIVE SEPARH@ATEH@ INCIDENTS INH
BENGHAZI AGAINST THEH@ BRITISHH
AMBASSADH@OR, AGAINST OUR OWNH@
CONSULATE IN THE MONH@THS LEADI
UP TO H@THIS.
THE STATE DEPARTMENT WAS TOLDH@
ABOUT THISH@.
THERE'S BEEN PLENTY OH@F TESTIMY
ABOUT H@THAT.
SOH@ WHY DID THEY LEAVE OURH@H@
DIPLOMATS THERE, NH@OT BETTERH@
H@OTECTED?
WHY DID THEY NOT SHUTH@ ITH@ DO@
OR BEEF IT UP ANDH@ SEND IN THE
MILITARY?
H@
THOSE ARE QUESTIONS THAT I THIHK
ALSO HAVEH@ TO BE ASKED.H@
AND WHERE ARE WE AT RH@ISK
ELSEWHERE INH@ THE WORLD?H@
SENATOR, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YH@O
TOH@ JUMP IN HERE AH@ND TELL ME
BECAUSE YOUH@ KNOW A WHOLE LOTH
MORE ABOUT THIS.H@
>> AND SENATOR, COULD IH@ JUSTH@
TO WHAT ANDREAH@ ISH@ ASKING BEE
H@
IT'SH@ H@CRITICAL, THEH@H@ SECU@
INADEQUACY WE H@KNOW ABOUT NOW R
OURH@ AMBH@ASSADOR TO BE INH@ BI
ON H@H@9/11?
H@>> IT'S PRETTY EASY TOH@ LOOKK
NOW ANDH@ SAY SURE, HE SH@HOULD
HAVE BEEN THERH@E.
THEH@ FACT IH@S THAT HE --H@H@
NUMBER ONE, LET MEH@ CLEAR UP A
MYTH -- THEH@ H@CIA DOEH@S NOT E
ANYH@ SECURITY.
H@@H@ LOT OF THE AMERICAN H@PUB
THINK, THINKS THAT'S THEH@ CASE.
SECURITY HERE WAH@S ACTUALLY
PRH@OVIDED BY THE LIH@BYANS, AN
THAT'S H@NORMAL.
THE HOSTH@ COUNTRYH@H@ PROVIDES
SECURITY FOR ALL OFH@ OURH@
EMBASSIES AND ALL OFH@ OUR
CONSULATES.
H@ IT TURNEDH@ OUT, THEYH@ SIMP
WEREN'T CAPABLE.
ANDH@ ANDREA, YOU MAKEH@ A GOOD
POINH@T, AND IT'S SOMETHING THA
WEH@ TALKED WITHH@ AMBASSADORH@
KENNEDY ABOUT YESTERDAY WHO ISH@
LONGTIMEH@ CAREERH@H@H@ DIPLOMA
OUTSTANDING H@GUY FROM THE STAT@
DEPARTMENT WHICH SAID, H@LOOK, @
KNOW.
WHY AREN'T YOUH@ GUYSH@ THINKIN
ABOUTH@ OTHER H@PLACES?
AND HE VERYH@ CLEARLY SH@TATED
ARE.
ANH@D IF WE CAN'T GET THEH@
PROTH@ECTION WE NEED, WE DO HAV
NO BUSINESS THERE.H@H@
H@
SO LONG RANGE, THAT'S GOINGH@ T
BE A PROBLEH@M.
THAT DOESN'T SOLVE THEH@ BENGHA@
H@SUE, BUT LONGH@ RANGE, YOU'RE
RIGHT.
>> MH@ARK HALPERIN, JH@UMP IN.
>> SENATOR, IFH@ I COULD ASK YO
TO PUT A LITH@TLE FINER POINT
YOH@U'RE SAYING ABOUTH@ AMBASSA
RICE.
ARE YOU SAYING THAT SHE HH@AS LD
AND THH@E WHITE HOUSE HASH@ LIE
WHENH@ THEY'VE SAID THAT WHATH@
SAID ON THE SUNDAYH@ SHOWS WASH
BASED NOTH@ ON THEH@ WHITE HOUS
POLIH@TICAL SPIN, AS YOU'VE BEE
SAYING,H@ BUTH@ SPECIFICALLY OH@
THE IH@NTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY BE
SENSEH@ OF THINGS WASH@ AT THE ?
>>H@ I'M NOT SAYING SHEH@ LIED.
I'H@M JUSTH@ SAYINGH@ SHE DIDN'
TELL -H@- SHE PUT AH@H@ SOFTER
ON WHAT THH@E REAL FACTS WERE.H@
THAT'S NOT H@LYING.
SHE JUST DIDN'T GETH@ OUT THERE
AND SAY,H@ LOOK, THIS IS AH@
TERRORISTH@ ATTACK.
SOH@MEBODY SCREWED UP.
WE'VE GOT TO GET TO THEH@ BOTTO
OF H@IT.H@H@
THAT'S WHERE WE WERE TWOH@ DAYS
LATER, NOT FIVH@E DAYS LATER.H@@
AND IH@ THINKH@ THE AMERICAN PE@
WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER SERVH@ED
AND THEY WOULD HAVE AH@ BETTERH
FEELING ABOUT WHATH@ HAPPENED I
H@NGHAZI IF THEH@ WHITE HOUSE H
JUST BEEN H@FORTHCOMINGH@ VERY
H@QUICKLY.
AND THEYH@ KNEH@W BY THEN MORE @
WHAT HAPPENEDH@ THAN WHAT WAS
BEING TALKED H@ABOUT.
>> SENATOR, BH@ACK TOH@ A POINTT
YOU AND JOEH@ TOUCHED UPON JUST
H@UPLE OF MH@INUTES AGO.
GIVEN THE LEVEL OFH@H@ FEROCITY
THH@E ATTACK ON THEH@ CONSULATE
GIVEH@N THE WEAPONSH@ INVOLVED,
WAS CLEH@ARLY H@PLANNED.
IT WASH@ CLEARLY A PLANNED ASSAT
ON TH@HAT CONSULATE.H@H@
SO GIVEN WHATH@ HAPPENED AND GI@
IN THEH@H@ AFTERMATH THE INTH@E
WAS AVAILABLE, ANDH@ WEH@ HEARD
PROVIDED THROUGHH@ AMBASSAH@DOR
RICE, ARE WH@E LOOKING ATH@ A
SHH@OCKING LACK OFH@ HUMANH@ IN
CAPAH@BILITY ON OURH@ PART INH@
EASTH@ERN LIBYA OR THROUGHOUH@T
H@LIBYA?
>> WELL,H@ YOU HAVE TOH@ REMEMB
THIS IH@S A PARTH@ OF THE WORLD@
H@ HAVEN'T HAD MUCH OFH@ AH@
PRESENCE IN FORH@ DECADES UNDER@
GADHAFI.H@H@H@H@
H@D OH@UR INTELLIGENCE COMMUNIT
DID PUT SOME AH@SSETS ON THEH@
GROUND ASH@ QUICKLYH@ AS H@POSS.
BUT THEH@ ONE QUEH@STION THATH@
ASKED IS AT H@THE HEART OF WH@H
YOU JUST H@ASKED,H@ AND THAT IS
ARE THE BEST ATH@ WHAT WEH@ DO.
AND IF WE COUH@LDN'T FIGURE OUT
THAT THERE WERE A GROH@UP OF BA
GUH@YS PLANNING TO ATTACKH@ THI@
CONSULATE, WHY H@NOT?
BECAUSE WE'VE ALWAYSH@ BEEN ABL
TO PUT PEOPLE INH@ THE RIGHTH@
PLACES TO FH@IGURE OUT THOSE KIS
H@ THINGS.
WE KNEW, FH@OR EXAMPLE, THAT THE
WEREH@ A LOT OFH@ AL QAEDAH@
OPERATIVESH@ IN LIBYAH@ TRAININ
H@
PEOPLE AND BEINGH@H@ TRAINED
H@
THEMSELVES.
YET WE HADH@H@ NOH@ PENETRATION
THH@AT.
AND UNFORTUNATELY,H@ WE DIDN'T
KNOW THISH@ ATTACK WASH@ BEING
H@PLANNED.
>> ANDH@ FINALLY, ANDREAH@H@ MI,
H@GIVEN EVERYTHING GOING ONH@
INCLUDING THEH@ INSPECTOR GENER
FOR THH@E CIAH@ LH@AUNCHING AN
INVESTIGATH@ION INTO GENERALH@
PETRAEUS'SH@ CONDUCT OH@N OTHER
IN OTHERH@ AREAS,H@ YOUR THOUGHN
H@
H@S TESTIMONY TODAY.H@H@H@H@H@H@
ANDREA?
>> H@ANDREA?
>> I'M H@SORRY, I DIDN'T FULLY
HEAR THE QUEH@STION.H@H@H@
I THINK YOU WEREH@ ASKING ABOUT@
THE I.G.H@ INVESTIGATION,H@ AND
THAT, WE AREH@ TOLD, IS H@OPH@ED
BUT IS FH@OCUSED PRIMARILYH@ ON
WHETHER HE USEDH@ THEH@ RESOURC
AND THEH@ ASSETS, YOU H@KNOW, T
SECUH@RITY DETAIL, ALLH@ OF THE
OTHERH@ RESOURCES OF THE AGENCYO
FURTHERH@ HIS RELATIONH@SHIP.
H@EH@ RELATIONSHIP HE HASH@
ACKNOWLEDGED WITH PAULAH@
BROADWELL.
H@
AND THATH@ HASH@ POTENTIAL LEGA@
IMPLICATIONS.
THH@EY SAY THE FBI HASH@ ASSURE
THEM THAH@T HE DID NOT MISUSEH@
INTELLH@IGENCE.
OF COURSE, IT'S H@OPEN-ENDED.
AND IF THEY FIND H@SOMETHING, TY
WILLH@ PURSUE IT,H@H@ BUT THAH@
SPECIFICALLY WHAT THEY ARE
LOOKH@ING IN.H@
SENAH@TOR CHAMBLISS --H@H@H@ SA
CHAMBLISSH@ MAY KNOWH@ MORE ABO
THAT INH@H@ THE QUESTIONS HE'LL
ASKING TODAY.H@
H@ SENATOR CHAMBLH@ISS, WE'LL B
FOLLOWING IT CLOSELY ASH@ I'M SE
MANYH@ AMERICANS ARE.H@
THANK YOU FOR BEIH@NG WITH US.
ALH@WAYS GREAT TO SEE YOU.
>> YOU AS H@WELL.H@
H@
>> YOU GOT THE QUESTION H@THERE.
>> SAXBH@Y, I'VE GOT AH@ FEELIN
WE'REH@ GOING TO SEE YOUH@ IN
ATLANTA H@WHEN ALABAMA TAKES ON
GEORGIA.H@
>> GO,H@ DOGS.H@H@
>>H@ ROLL TIDE, BABY.H@
H@E YOU THERE.
>> DAVID GREGORY,H@ THANK YOU.
>>H@H@ YOUH@ BET.
H@
LINDSEYH@H@ GRAHAM AND ROGERSH@
FEINSTH@EIN.
WE'RE GOING TOH@ COVER ALL TH@H