CNN Host Exposes GOP's Hypocrisy On Benghazi | ThinkProgress
Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) appeared on CNN Wednesday morning to press his case against U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice, the target of Republican criticism for initially claiming that the Sept. 11 attacks on Benghazi were inspired by spontaneous protests to an anti-Islamic video. Burgess joined 97 House Republicans in opposing Rices potential nomination to replace Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, even though her public statements about the incident originated from unclassified talking points provided by the intelligence community.
Host Soledad OBrien challenged Burgess opposition to Susan Rice, noting that Republicans had supported Condoleezza Rices nomination as Secretary of State in 2005, despite the Bush administrations role in the massive intelligence failures that led to the Iraq war. Burgess struggled to explain the contradiction. He initially claimed that the media was far more critical of Bushs intelligence failures than Obama, but when OBrien laughed away that claim, he told her to take up the question with Sens. John McCain (R-AZ) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC), both of whom supported Condoleezza but now oppose Susan:
Indeed, the media largely accepted Bushs argument that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction and rarely aired dissident voices or challenged the administrations allegations.
The very same Republicans who advanced these false claims and remained silent after it became obvious that the Bush administration molded intelligence to substantiate war with Iraq, are now criticizing Susan Rices performance. The Obama administration has changed its assessment of the events that led up to the Libya incident as the intelligence evolved.
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Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) appeared on CNN Wednesday morning to press his case against U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice, the target of Republican criticism for initially claiming that the Sept. 11 attacks on Benghazi were inspired by spontaneous protests to an anti-Islamic video. Burgess joined 97 House Republicans in opposing Rices potential nomination to replace Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, even though her public statements about the incident originated from unclassified talking points provided by the intelligence community.
Host Soledad OBrien challenged Burgess opposition to Susan Rice, noting that Republicans had supported Condoleezza Rices nomination as Secretary of State in 2005, despite the Bush administrations role in the massive intelligence failures that led to the Iraq war. Burgess struggled to explain the contradiction. He initially claimed that the media was far more critical of Bushs intelligence failures than Obama, but when OBrien laughed away that claim, he told her to take up the question with Sens. John McCain (R-AZ) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC), both of whom supported Condoleezza but now oppose Susan:
Indeed, the media largely accepted Bushs argument that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction and rarely aired dissident voices or challenged the administrations allegations.
The very same Republicans who advanced these false claims and remained silent after it became obvious that the Bush administration molded intelligence to substantiate war with Iraq, are now criticizing Susan Rices performance. The Obama administration has changed its assessment of the events that led up to the Libya incident as the intelligence evolved.
[ame=http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=83-5PYe3tpg]Dr. Burgess on CNN: Ambassador Rice and the Attack in Benghazi - YouTube[/ame]
