By Judi McLeod ——Bio and Archives--October 29, 2019
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"I smell a rat,” her mother said. “This is not a good idea. Can't you get out of it?"
“The exchange was detailed in Rice's new book, “Tough Love: My Story of the Things Worth Fighting For," as she recalled what led to and what fueled the biggest political controversy of her government career. “In the memoir, Rice recalled delivering talking points provided to her by the CIA, which were corrected after the fact — the result, she said, of updated intelligence. She soon became the face of the Obama administration's response to the attack, which was strongly criticized by GOP lawmakers. “During her appearances, Rice said that the terrorist attack in Benghazi spun out of "demonstrations" that had been taking place. “Rice was also called out for supposedly claiming that the attack was in response to an anti-Muslim video that was posted online. In her book, she insisted this is not what she said -- making the distinction that the video was her stated reason for unrest in Cairo, Egypt, and that the Benghazi attack was in turn inspired by what was happening in Cairo.
““The political climate was tense at this time, less than two months before a presidential election, but Rice described the period after the election as even worse, "because there was no end in sight to the incoming hits." At this point, Rice was being considered for the secretary of state job. “Rice’s 9-year-old daughter was undergoing tests for “frightening hallucinations” and Rice’s mother was “traumatized,” she wrote.No mention in her self-serving book about the “frightening hallucinations” and trauma felt by the loved ones of; Ambassador Chris Stevens, Information Officer Sean Smith, and former Navy SEALs Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods. Shame on you, Susan Rice, for declaring that Obama—of all people— should have been informed about al-Baghdadi’s planned take down. Obama and Rice continue to live the lie—even at the expense of the ‘Land of the Free’ and the ‘Home of the Brave’.
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