[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15077]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        THE TRUTH ABOUT BENGHAZI

  (Mr. KUCINICH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. KUCINICH. We put together a bipartisan congressional coalition to 
try to stop the war in Libya. That four Americans, including our 
ambassador, were killed confirmed our worst fears: that American power 
was being used to open the door for jihadists, creating more 
instability in the region.
  Congress still doesn't know why our people in Libya were left 
vulnerable. We still don't know why the U.S. military was not sent to 
their defense. It is of the highest importance that General Petraeus, 
who led the CIA at the time, be brought before Congress to testify as 
to what really happened in Benghazi, whether there was a security lapse 
or whether the administration temporized on security and stood down to 
mollify violent, disparate groups which have nothing in common with our 
Nation.
  U.S. involvement in Libya is a disaster, compounded by the deaths of 
four Americans. It is imperative that we find out the truth about 
Benghazi, wherever it leads, whoever it affects.

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