State Benghazi report busts many right-wing myths

Published Dec. 19, 2012, on my former blog

Facts about Libya

State Benghazi report busts many right-wing myths

From the piece:

But while the unclassified version of the report, which was released Tuesday night, is undeniably harsh in its analysis of the State Department's management ahead of the attack, it also appears to undermine a number of the more outlandish charges made during the heat of the uproar this fall.

For instance, while many figures -- led, in large part, by the news analysts at Fox News -- suggested that the administration had opted to watch the crisis unfold rather than send military reinforcements, the report found "no evidence of undue delays in decision making or denial of support from Washington."

This story was originally published May 5, 2015 at 4:33 AM.