Budget cuts are not the same as "denying additional security that was requested." Those cuts were in place long before and were never used as justification for not approving additional security personnel by the state department. In fact, the budget was never mentioned until the NYT decided to try and provide political cover to this administration.

If they wanted to pay additional security they could have chosen not to buy some of the fleet of Volts used by the embassies. Who the hell works for a foreign embassy in a potentially hostile area and drives a fucking Volt anyway? The answer is, no one with a brain.

The bigger question still remains unanswered and largely unasked. What was our ambassador doing at a "consulate" (read CIA meeting house), with no security, on 9/11?

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