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    GOP lawmaker demands more from President Obama on Benghazi attack

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So Republican senator Lindsey Graham making no bones about it over the weekend he has threatened to block president Obama's picks for CIA director.

John Brennan and for Defense Secretary -- -- law.

Unless the president provides more information.

On the September 52012 attack on our consulate -- Ghazi Libya listen to this.

How could they say after Panetta and Dempsey said they knew it was a terrorist attack that night package the president say for two weeks after the attack.

It was a result of a video -- Susan Rice come on to your show and say there's no evidence of the terrorists attack when -- sector defense and chairman of the joint chiefs that.

They knew that night.

I think that was a mislead them -- to three weeks before our election.

Well at the -- -- the issues that -- nobody has told Lindsey Graham he is how united -- in a big way joining me now KT McFarland Fox News national security analysts.

What do you think about what he's saying -- and I think what he's.

Talking about is probably the most significant part.

And that's what the president had nothing to do with this.

That the secretary of defense and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff have now said that at the beginning of this attack.

American embassy under attack American ambassador gone missing they told the president and that was it the president had.

Nothing -- with -- why why why I think it's because he wanted to and I don't and I think by making that decision.

Don't let me know what's going on it basically meant they were expendable we were not -- rescue them we were not gonna do anything about it we might watch events unfold but we would not.

Do anything to -- but I got anti America -- the for many years I've been in this business I have never seen a president step away.

Like that when his people were under attack when there was.

Potentially military operation going on whether it was a mind as with Gerry Ford -- was Richard Nixon.

Whether it was Jimmy Carter with the rescue mission failed rescue mission of the -- -- just diplomats in Tehran.

Or Ronald Reagan with grenade and never has a president just -- thanks very much.

Let me know later what happens Jane.

Well the -- -- Panetta suggested that that that was not the way he was that the president was.

In -- very much wanted to know what was going on but then when he was asked did he call you back -- We also know that we had forces at in Italy who were told.

Actually you know don't take off just yet you need to change out of uniform if you're going to be involved in this in any way and then in the -- they were not -- -- So it goes to the bigger question again.

Why why would the president not -- to step in and and help these people.

Curtis that they didn't want to have a black hawk down incident they didn't want any any rescue mission -- as American forces right before an American election they could have had a situation where there were even.

More American casualties American hostages something when it happened I think the other thing is -- president and -- White House didn't want to get involved with us because remember watch.

Panetta and Dempsey said yes down -- testimony last week.

-- -- from the White House was in touch with them they didn't get in touch with anybody.

So that was seven to eleven hours there was no contact with anybody in the president's chain of command.

I think what that means is no no military officer -- chairman of the joint chiefs now secretary of defense is gonna commit American forces without the president's say so.

And by the president basically being out of the loop that meant nothing was going to have.

-- happen Katie thank you.

And can story's not over now a lot of people think it is but -- it's not and Lindsey Graham certainly has other things in mind thank you KT thanks.

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