Feinstein: Benghazi Attack "A Great And Very Painful Learning Experience"
SEN. DIANNE FEINSTEIN (D-CA): What I hear being assessed is all kinds of ulterior motives, and I don't believe they existed. And I have looked through all of the intelligence preceding Benghazi. There was no tactical intelligence, but there was intelligence to the effect that there had been prior attacks, that this was a dangerous area. You can say the security was inadequate; it was. This was not a consulate or an embassy, therefore it did not have marines. You can question whether it should have been there in the first place.
But I don't think you can question that there was malevolence on the part of the president, on the part of the secretary of state, or anyone else. It was a very unfortunate incident that turned in to be, I think, a great and very painful and learning experience.
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DAVID GREGORY: Rand Paul says in Iowa, as he's ramping up for a presidential run, talking about Secretary Clinton, "It was inexcusable. It was a dereliction of duty," he said. "It should preclude her from holding higher office."
SEN. DIANNE FEINSTEIN (D-CA): Well, I think that's nonsense. And I think the American people will think it's nonsense. This is a woman who has devoted herself to the job, who has traveled the earth, who has tried to bring countries and organizations and groups closer together. She's a builder, not a divider.
And I think-- you know, I'm really sorry because what is happening is that the credibility is being lost when these attacks take place, first on the president, now on the secretary of state. And candidly, we have looked into this probably more than anyone in terms of time spent, and our intelligence committee will have a report. And I hope we will put some of these things to rest.
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