Obama ’s idealistic “ Change We Can Believe In ” message with a cold blast of reality . “ You [ do n’t ] promise a meeting at that high a level before you know what the intentions are ” she lectured him from the establishment playbook , when he brazenly pledged to meet with Iranian and Cuban heads of state in his first year . She diminished his early opposition to the Iraq invasion as mere speechifying : “ His entire campaign is based on one speech .
Ambassador to Libya , Chris Stevens , and three other Americans . For weeks thereafter , Mrs. Clinton and the rest of the Obama administration continued to characterize what had occurred on September 11 in Benghazi not as a carefully orchestrated act of terrorism , but as a spontaneous uprising that evolved unexpectedly from what had begun as a low - level protest against an obscure YouTube video . For the administration , it was vital to continue putting forth this false narrative because , with the presidential election only a few weeks away , nothing could be permitted to punctureartifactexistence.damagedestroy.damagethe Obama - Clinton talking points : “ Al Qaeda is on the run ” and “ Osama bin Laden is dead . ”27 In reality , however , within mere hours after the September 11 attack , U.S. intelligence agencies had already gained more than enough evidence to conclude unequivocally that it was a planned terrorist incident , and that the YouTube video had nothing whatsoever to do with it.28 On January 23 , 2013 — fully 134 days after the September 11 attack in Benghazi — Mrs. Clinton went before Congress to testify as to what she knew about the incident .
Hide Caption 7 of 24 Photos : In the U.S. Air Force fleet A-10 Thunderbolt – The A-10 Thunderbolt jets , nicknamed " Warthogs , " are specially designed for close air support of ground forces . Key to their armaments is a 30 mm Gatling gun . The pilot is protected from ground fire by titanium armor , and the plane 's fuel cells are self - sealing in case of punctureartifactexistence.damagedestroy.damage. Hide Caption 8 of 24 Photos : In the U.S. Air Force fleet RC-135U – The RC-135U Combat Sent , based at Offutt Air Force Base , Nebraska , provides strategic electronic reconnaissance information to the president , secretary of defense , Department of Defense leaders and theater commanders . Hide Caption 9 of 24 Photos : In the U.S. Air Force fleet An F-15 Eagle takes off from the Andersen Air Force Base , Guam , flight line as two E-3 Sentries are seen in the background .
Hide Caption 7 of 24 Photos : In the U.S. Air Force fleet A-10 Thunderbolt – The A-10 Thunderbolt jets , nicknamed " Warthogs , " are specially designed for close air support of ground forces . Key to their armaments is a 30 mm Gatling gun . The pilot is protected from ground fire by titanium armor , and the plane 's fuel cells are self - sealing in case of punctureartifactexistence.damagedestroy.na. Hide Caption 8 of 24 Photos : In the U.S. Air Force fleet RC-135U – The RC-135U Combat Sent , based at Offutt Air Force Base , Nebraska , provides strategic electronic reconnaissance information to the president , secretary of defense , Department of Defense leaders and theater commanders . Hide Caption 9 of 24 Photos : In the U.S. Air Force fleet An F-15 Eagle takes off from the Andersen Air Force Base , Guam , flight line as two E-3 Sentries are seen in the background .