https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/11/29/the-trouble-with-susan-rice/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 05:24:31 -0400<![CDATA[But Ms. Rice did know at least a couple of things. She knew that she had nothing to do with Benghazi. She knew that after the attack the president insisted that U.S. leaders not &#8220;shoot first and aim later&#8221; but rather &#8220;make sure that the statements that you make are backed up by the facts.&#8221; She knew that the video story line was questionable, as Sen. Dianne Feinstein (chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence) and administration officials had already suggested publicly that the attack was al Qaeda-related. And she knew that the president had a political interest in asserting that al Qaeda wasn&#8217;t successfully attacking senior American officials but was instead &#8220;on the run,&#8221; as he maintained on the campaign trail.]]>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 19:00:23 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/11/29/the-trouble-with-susan-rice-n97888