A new report revealed that the CIA was twice asked to "stand-down" during the Benghazi attacks on September 11, which claimed the life of U.S. ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens along with three other Americans. President Barrack Obama has declined to answer any questions regarding the investigation of the attacks.
"The election has nothing to do with four brave Americans getting killed and us wanting to find out exactly what happened. These are folks who served under me who I had sent to some very dangerous places. Nobody wants to find out more what happened than I do," said Obama to reporters of KUSA-TV of Denver.
According to Fox News, Former Navy SEAL Tyrone Woods of a special CIA unit requested a special permission to go down to embassy during the attacks, but was denied.
The attack on the U.S. embassy in Benghazi took place on September 11. It was first attributed to a bunch of rioters upset over an anti-Muslim film on YouTube. Later, the President announced that the attacks were planned terrorist attacks. In the attacks, the U.S. ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens and three other embassy staff members were killed after which the consulate set it on fire.
Stevens severed as the US ambassador to Libya since June 2012. He was 52. Sean Smith has been identified as one of the other three staff members who were killed in the attack. Smith was Foreign Service information management officer and worked with the state department for over a decade. The other two victims have yet to be identified.
The attacks have raised questions about America's involvement in the crisis stricken Libya. Libya has been under violent turmoil due to the civil war, which erupted in 2011 marked by the over-throwing of dictator Muammar Gaddafi.
