Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

lumberjack_jeff

(33,224 posts)

13. It was a failure.

Reply to DonCoquixote (Original post)

Wed May 15, 2013, 10:49 AM

May 2013

But not every failure is a scandal, and in a less polarized system, it would be possible for the administration to make the changes that would prevent its recurrence.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

16 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Maureen Dowd: Administration failed in Benghazi [View all] DonCoquixote May 2013 OP

There's not a whole lot she said wrong in her piece newmember May 2013 #1

I disagree. They were not slow to react. The situation in Libya was very tense JDPriestly May 2013 #7

They were not slow to react... Demo_Chris May 2013 #8

Dowd hates everyone One of the 99 May 2013 #2

"Like reading the 'slam book' of a spoiled teenager ..." Summer Hathaway May 2013 #4

Disappointed in her magellan May 2013 #3

Dowd's column is interesting for its reference to Nuland as a fmr Cheney aide who censored the DOS leveymg May 2013 #5

er, actually DonCoquixote May 2013 #10

You're right, but in this particular Dowd column and in coverage of the attack, in general, leveymg May 2013 #15

Dowd doesn't say anything about Hillary ANYMORE because her newspaper scolded her Jake Izzy May 2013 #6

"Like tooootallyyy Obama sucks while Poppy Bush was like awesome. OMG!!! xoxo" Why people Guy Whitey Corngood May 2013 #9

The Pulitzer Prize was permanently devalued when Dowd won it. Paladin May 2013 #11

Are you for real????????? Beacool May 2013 #12

It was a failure. lumberjack_jeff May 2013 #13

piss off maureen spanone May 2013 #14

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2013 #16