HotAirhttps://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/11/29/big-issues-are-getting-lost-in-the-focus-on-libya-talking-points/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 01:19:21 -0400Big issues are getting lost in the focus on Libya talking points<![CDATA[In the process, the most important questions about Benghazi, where Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans were killed on Sept. 11, have largely gotten lost: Were requests for greater security for diplomats in Libya ignored? Even if Al Qaeda’s core in Pakistan has been decimated, what threat is posed by its affiliates and imitators in other countries where they have taken refuge? How can crucial diplomacy be conducted amid the dangerous chaos that has followed the toppling of dictators across the Arab world? &#8230;]]>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:00:36 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/11/29/big-issues-are-getting-lost-in-the-focus-on-libya-talking-points-n97895