Unanswered questions remain in Benghazi attack

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We are still trying to find out more about what happened before during and after the September 11 attack in Libya tonight senior White House foreign affairs correspondent.

-- -- reports on -- some of the people are.

Who may have have some of those answers.

In the aftermath of the September 11 attack and -- Ghazi Libya one official who was trying to paint a clearer picture of what happened and why is someone we haven't heard from the president's national security advisor Tom Donnelly -- -- What did the president know about the prior attacks on the consulate why we're requests for assistance denied.

They got another Republican senators are asking several administration officials how they advise mr.

Obama.

-- -- is among them over the last two years he's been a less public figure than Condoleezza Rice who served in the George W Bush Administration.

Corps general James Jones president Obama's first national security advisor.

Who reportedly questioned dot Poland's foreign policy credentials -- -- spent twenty months as Jones deputy.

Analysts say the mistaken characterizations of the Ben Ghazi attack have one thing in common.

They're all consistent with the administration.

Trying to spin the story so it has the least impact on the president's reelection campaign.

-- -- experience -- democratic presidential campaigns goes back to Jimmy Carter but James -- finals says political advice is not in his job description.

There really are supposed to be focusing on national security.

Policy domestic policy -- Valerie Jarrett has been accused of advising the president on foreign policy.

-- the White House flatly denies it still even the president's critics concede the mistaken claims about the -- Ghazi attack.

It was supported by CIA director David Petraeus and Director of National Intelligence James clapper.

The White House clearly had to get their information from clapper and Petraeus and that.

It to me is.

Am beyond anything that I had ever imagined.

These two individuals and their agencies.

But even analysts who don't think the White House tried to misinformed -- -- it still made a classic mistake just never ever.

In the beginnings and the heat the confusion the -- in any crisis.

Reach come hard and fast conclusions because usually not Rollins.

Usually they're wrong Aaron David Miller says Chris Stevens was -- -- -- ambassador who was prepared to take risks because of his bond with the Libyan people.

Secretary of state Clinton says an ambassador can't be effective if he or she hides behind walls.

Wendell thank you activists and --

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