One year later, questions still remain on Benghazi attack

Dear Friends,
 

One year later, questions still remain on Benghazi attack

In the aftermath of the attack on our diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, which left four Americans dead, including our Ambassador, President Obama promised accountability about what went wrong and justice for the victims. One year later we have neither. 

In the weeks following the deadly attacks, Secretary of State Hilary Clinton promised an Accountability Review Board (ARB) would look at “everything” surrounding the events and report back to the American public and to Congress.  After the ARB released its report and recommendations, the President said the ARB “investigated every element,” of the Benghazi attacks. 

If that is accurate, why are so many important questions about the events still unanswered? Why has not one person been held accountable at the State Department? Why have we not heard from one eyewitness who was on the ground when this happened? 

On Thursday, the Oversight and Government Reform Committee asked the co-chairs of the Benghazi Accountability Review Board to testifyabout deficiencies we found with their report. We asked why Secretary Clinton and other key Administration officials were not interviewed, if the goal was to examine every aspect of the attacks.

Watch here.

Benghazi matters as much today as it did one year ago. It matters the family and friends of four murdered Americans are still without a modicum of justice. It matters when a fundamental belief we hold about our country and our military—that you will not be left behind— has been called into question. It matters because if you can’t trust the information your government is giving you, how can you trust your government on any issue? You cannot compartmentalize credibility. 

We will continue to pursue the answers about what happened one year ago because Americans deserve to know the truth.