Controversy over Petraeus resignation grows.
When the United States Congress decides there may have been wrong doing on the part of the administration any ensuing congressional investigation can have severe consequences for the U.S. government. With the resignation of David Petraeus he will not be testifying and his deputy will be giving testimony instead.
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Senator Lindsey Graham Sunday said that former CIA Director David Petraeus, who resigned on Friday, might still need to testify before Congress about the September attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. He said Mr Petraeus's presence at the hearing was 'essential".He suggested that with the number of hearings by committees on the issue theyshould combine their investigations.
Questions may include the exact nature ofthe CIA's operations in Benghazi as well as the administration's failure to adequately protect the diplomatic building where ambassador Chris Stevens died. There are also complaints about why the FBI did not inform Congress and the President sooner about the investigation into the CIA director's email account which has now also engulfed the US commander in Afghanistan General John Allen.
The overall impression when considering the Obama administration's reaction to the Benghazi attack,where it was first characterised as a spontaneous event and then terrorist attack is one of inefficiency . The investigation by the FBI into the emails which caused the resignation of the CIA director suggests similar inefficiency and
lack of cohesion and communication . No crime was committed and it was largely a domestic and moral issue which many feel,if handled properly ,might not have resulted in the resignation of the distinguished and highly able General Petraeus.
The hearings and what they reveal about the situation in Libya could be a severe distraction as the President works to formulate his foreign policy in his second term.
Questions may include the exact nature ofthe CIA's operations in Benghazi as well as the administration's failure to adequately protect the diplomatic building where ambassador Chris Stevens died. There are also complaints about why the FBI did not inform Congress and the President sooner about the investigation into the CIA director's email account which has now also engulfed the US commander in Afghanistan General John Allen.
The overall impression when considering the Obama administration's reaction to the Benghazi attack,where it was first characterised as a spontaneous event and then terrorist attack is one of inefficiency . The investigation by the FBI into the emails which caused the resignation of the CIA director suggests similar inefficiency and
lack of cohesion and communication . No crime was committed and it was largely a domestic and moral issue which many feel,if handled properly ,might not have resulted in the resignation of the distinguished and highly able General Petraeus.
The hearings and what they reveal about the situation in Libya could be a severe distraction as the President works to formulate his foreign policy in his second term.
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