After reading a fellow classmate,
Amber Quinn, ‘s blog, “Desperately Attacking Susan”, it is somewhat unsettling
to see that the questions she raised nearly two weeks ago are still
unanswered. In fact, the answers seem
even murkier. The four Americans are
still dead, but the question people in this country are asking is not, “How do
we prevent such a thing from happening again?” or even, “Who is to blame for
this?” but “How do we hold Susan Rice accountable for reporting what she knew
at the time?”
It is so sad that the deaths of the
four people in Benghazi have become so politicized and contorted into nothing
more than an arguing point for both sides of the aisle. This clip of Pulitzer Prize winner Tim Rice criticizing Fox News pretty much sums up the whole debacle.
The deadly but relatively small (and
unfortunately rather routine) terrorist attack happened to occur mere days
before the U.S. presidential election, and therefore became fodder for a
desperate GOP to attack the incumbent.
Ms. Rice was merely relaying the info she had about the attacks. The information turned out to be false, but
she did not deliberately mislead the public.
She would have no reason to do so.
It is unfair to punish her for doing her job as best she could. Even John McCain, who is one of the leadarbitrators in the movement to block her nomination for Secretary of State,confirmed allegations that the attack on the Embassy was a spontaneous spill-over from anti-U.S. protests (rather than a well-planned, carefully orchestrated
assault).
These efforts to discredit Ms. Rice and prevent her nomination are
completely biased and politically motivated.
The GOP is only seeking to block Obama at every chance they get, and
Susan Rice is caught in the crossfire. It
is a shame that an innocent woman may lose a well-earned chance at a promotion
simply out of an attempt at political revenge.
