[TheRealVille]

I heard that interview in it's entirety. The question has never been whether we knew "precisely" what the situation was on the ground. Neither was there ever any question about the timing or severity of the attack. Condi sidestepped Gretta's question. Precise conditions on the ground not withstanding, the White House and long list of administration officials who tried to divert attention from their own culpability for the lack of security in Libya, (substantiated by letters and cables from the consulate, along with the sworn testimony of State Department official Charlene Lamb and other documentation supporting the fact that Stevens had asked on numerous occassions for more security personnel) are a matter of record. How did they try to divert attention from themselves? The previously mentioned officials went on national TV and before the United Nations to declare the attack the result of a spontaneous reaction to the video. Condi knew where Gretta wanted her to go and just refused to go there. Opting instead to blow a little diplomatic smoke.

Having heard Rice speak on several occasions in the past IMO she thought it best not to go into the matter on specifics. She's not somebody prone to controversy. BTW, here's the mantra of your source;
"ThinkProgress brings you hard-hitting [B]progressive political news and analysis"[/B]

I just happened to see it on my google news feed I thought, with all the far right wing conservative stuff all of you, mostly Hoot, post, it was fair game to post it. I never hear you bitch at Hoot for his far right links.