The scandalization of bravery

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The scandalization of bravery

Why are conservatives so obsessed with Benghazi? The conventional view is that they see it as a great weapon against Hillary Clinton, and that’s certainly true. Seven bipartisan inquiries, including one by the GOP-controlled House Intelligence Committee, have together debunked every single accusation that there was some kind of scandal associated with the attacks that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other U.S. staff members in Libya in 2012—for instance, that the administration issued a “stand down” order that kept U.S. military from sending in a rescue team. Yet an eighth investigation, by the Select Committee on Benghazi, grinds on. http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/septemberoctober_2015/tilting_at_windmills/the_scandalization_of_braveryk057192.php?page=all#scandalization-of-bravery