[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11978]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   FIFTH UNANSWERED BENGHAZI QUESTION

  (Mr. WOLF asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, today I ask my fifth question about the 
terrorist attack in Benghazi that remains unanswered: Why was the CIA 
security team repeatedly ordered to stand down for more than 30 minutes 
after the attack began? Where did the order to stop the team from 
responding originate? Was it directed by the CIA or someone else in 
Washington? If the team had been allowed to respond immediately, could 
the lives of Ambassador Stevens and Sean Smith been saved?
  Last year, news reports indicated that the CIA security team in 
Benghazi was repeatedly ordered to stand down or not respond to the 
attack at the consulate by agency chain of command. Trusted sources 
have confirmed this report, saying that the security team was ready to 
respond within minutes after receiving the initial call for help, but 
the CIA repeatedly blocked their departure for more than 30 minutes. 
The team ultimately disobeyed, but by then it was too late to save 
Stevens and Smith.
  Will we ever, ever find the truth? We need a select committee.

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