“I can tell you this, I think we do know what happened now. There’s no question but that it was a terrorist attack, there is no question but that the security was inadequate and I think that there is no question that we need to work on our intelligence,” said Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) during an exclusive interview with CBS 5…
When asked by CBS 5 if there was an intelligence flaw, the senior California senator who hails from San Francisco replied: “I think what happened was the director of intelligence, who is a very good individual, put out some speaking points on the initial intelligence assessment. I think that was possibly a mistake.”…
In terms of embassy security, “there is no reason for us to operate and embassy or consulate without adequate protection – and if the home country can’t do it, then we need to do it,” Feinstein said. “You know there had been five prior attacks including one on the British ambassador in Libya. And that is something that we have to get a better grasp of, and see that that doesn’t happen again.”
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