Quantum Windbag
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I expect the usual suspects will jump in and blame Bush for this.
Sept. 10: Al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri calls on Libyans to avenge the death of his Libyan deputy, Abu Yahya al Libi, killed in a June drone strike in Pakistan.
Sept. 11: Protesters converge on the U.S. embassy in Cairo, scale its walls and replace the U.S. flag with the Islamist banner. The protests eventually spread to 20 countries around the world. That night, Republican candidate Mitt Romney criticizes an embassy statement denouncing the video before the events unfolding in Libya are known to the world. Late that night, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says in a statement that some have sought to justify this vicious behavior as a response to inflammatory material posted on the Internet.
Sept. 12: Media outlets report that Stevens and three other Americans have been killed in an attack by well-armed militants. Obama denounces an outrageous and shocking attack without mentioning the video or terrorism. Reuters reports for the first time that some administration officials believe the assault bears the hallmarks of an organized attack.
Sept. 13: White House spokesman Jay Carney says the protests were seeing around the region are in reaction to this movie.
Timeline of Libya Consulate attack reveals administration contradictions - The Hill's Global Affairs
Sept. 10: Al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri calls on Libyans to avenge the death of his Libyan deputy, Abu Yahya al Libi, killed in a June drone strike in Pakistan.
Sept. 11: Protesters converge on the U.S. embassy in Cairo, scale its walls and replace the U.S. flag with the Islamist banner. The protests eventually spread to 20 countries around the world. That night, Republican candidate Mitt Romney criticizes an embassy statement denouncing the video before the events unfolding in Libya are known to the world. Late that night, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says in a statement that some have sought to justify this vicious behavior as a response to inflammatory material posted on the Internet.
Sept. 12: Media outlets report that Stevens and three other Americans have been killed in an attack by well-armed militants. Obama denounces an outrageous and shocking attack without mentioning the video or terrorism. Reuters reports for the first time that some administration officials believe the assault bears the hallmarks of an organized attack.
Sept. 13: White House spokesman Jay Carney says the protests were seeing around the region are in reaction to this movie.
Timeline of Libya Consulate attack reveals administration contradictions - The Hill's Global Affairs