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Three Republican senators demanding answers from the administration UN ambassador Susan Rice.
In a letter to her they say that the deadly attack look like a spontaneous -- she said.
Of the protests on 9/11 in Egypt but senators John McCain Lindsey Graham and Kelly a -- suggesting that rice.
May have known more they write quote it was already clear that the attack -- Libby was a terrorist attack we also knew that there is a significant network of al-Qaeda affiliated groups.
And other terrorists in eastern Libya and quote there's more enough.
From the moment -- captain Chuck Nash Fox News military analyst former US navy captain -- good morning to you.
Morning do you have any doubt.
Now.
Like I think it is what it is from the beginning.
It had all of the the hallmarks.
Of -- planned operation.
It was.
It was precisely hit two objectives.
The fire was pretty well concentrated.
And and there may have been up a flash mob came in afterward to to join in.
Or maybe there were some demonstrators.
There in advance but.
This thing looks like it was an operation.
Almost -- military precision operation that was successfully conducted.
By those guys and so.
We can call -- -- who we want.
Whether it was a terrorist attack which was or.
You know some kind of a militia operation but the Libyan government.
In the last couple days has been going out with the forces under their control and some supported militias.
And literally taking down the compounds and wiping out four of these Islamist.
Malicious so it.
The president of -- himself has even said that it was a planned strike so.
Don't know why but let me get to the to present -- -- from NBC in an interview that -- this week in a moment but but with regard to these militia headquarters and -- -- Yet why don't we take about 2 o'clock in the morning.
Send us -- message I mean you know what resides in eastern Libya this is a hotbed of Muslim extremists.
Well it was it was third largest contributor of foreign fighters to.
Al-Qaeda in Iraq who were killing Americans so yeah it was it.
Prime recruiting ground for Islamist forces.
I think get in the answer the short answer to that is that the Libyan government -- this new Libyan government that we helped put in power is desperate.
To show.
That that they want to take care of things and that they're gonna clean this up.
So I think they're they're going to do that all on their own now what we have to do.
Is make sure.
That that it wasn't one of those OK we'll round up the usual suspects kind of thing.
We have to make sure that that we're getting the full truth though of what's going on there or not that they're just -- -- -- -- We have this could be a long bloody battle in that country -- they just start to see the beginning of this back to the letter from the senators.
These -- did not prevent it -- you from labeling the murder for Americans.
As a spontaneous reaction to the video.
And not an expression of hostility toward the United States if the murder for American diplomats is not an expression of hostility it's difficult to know what would be.
What would qualify for that.
Yet out.
That is that's pretty pointed language and and I think what they're taking the ambassador to task -- is that well after.
Just about everyone including the president of Libya had identified this as a terrorist attack she was still.
Going with the story that it was a totally random event therefore we couldn't have prevented it and it pitches I think she's gonna have to back off that.
You you mention the Libyan president he sat down would encourage this is what he said happened there over.
It's that tight -- close and this we'll script.
What's up with the intention.
This is killing.
-- -- its.
Students -- that's.
-- It's.
What he's saying is that it was pre planned and had nothing do with his video -- the -- the video was still talk about even at the UN yesterday.
But by the president.
Also when this week here this week he went on the view is that the best way to marginalize that kind of speech.
Referring to the film.
Is to ignore it.
What's the effect kind of talking about it day after.
I don't know because it.
If this thing is getting more play than it did when it ran.
In Los Angeles.
The reports that came out were that it it ran for a day maybe two days in some obscure little theater called the fine.
And nobody really solve this thing so it's it's getting far too much play and most of these demonstrators in fact of -- 99% of the demonstrators.
In the twenty countries where there have been demonstrations and riots over this.
Haven't even seen the film nor have the organizers.
Who organized.
All of these mobs in protest and so.
Probably right about that one but yeah when American leaders -- talk about the film again you know -- -- to translate immediately into Arabic and Al-Jazeera television.
And zawahiri and other being picked up and broadcast and then the question comes back to what is the effect of that.
Well.
The effect of that I think he is hey it unfortunately.
Can be used by people who don't have our best interest at heart to spur on these mobs but the other thing is.
That unfortunately.
It makes it appear.
As if we're trying to write off.
A terrorist attack.
On a random event that was unpredictable.
And the airport there's no blame to be had when in fact that's not what happened and it's time to man up.
Chuck Nash thank you to -- my pleasure.
