We are dependent on host-government support. And where it doesn't exist, unless we invade... we are doing the best we can.
I confirmed with Director Muller, who was just in Tunisia meeting with their high officials, that this person is basically under law enforce...
We have had frequent congressional complaints--why are we doing anything for Libya?
I said the very next morning that it was an attack by heavily armed militants.
Sequestration will be very damaging to the State Department and USAID if it does come to pass because it throws the baby out with the bath.
Finally, Madam Secretary, I strongly disagree with your depiction of what we did after Gaddafi fell.
Let us have the permission to take money we already have--we are not asking for more money--and put it to work where the ARB told us to do.
Benghazi joins a long list of tragedies, for our Department and for other agencies.
I take responsibility, and nobody is more committed to getting this right.
It is absolutely critical that this committee and the State Department... work together to really understand and address the resources...
We cannot afford to retreat now.