Benghazi

What is it?
The United States Embassy in Benghazi, Libya was attacked on September 11, 2012.

Republicans routinely attack President Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for the incident even though their talking points have been thoroughly debunked numerous times.

Resources
These are more comprehensive sources of information regarding Benghazi:
 * FactCheck.org
 * PBS News Hour
 * PolitiFact

Debunking Republican Propaganda

 * 1/15/16 - Former CIA chief in Benghazi challenges the story line of the new movie ‘13 Hours’
 * 1/14/16 - VIDEO: Four Benghazi "Bombshells" That Turned Out To Be Duds
 * 10/18/15 - CIA Debunks Gowdy’s Allegation That Clinton Email Contained Classified CIA Source
 * 1/28/15 - Benghazi Truther Group Admits It Has 'No Evidence' For Its Conspiracy Theory
 * 9/9/14 - Top Republican Appears On Fox News To Debunk Fox’s Latest Benghazi Conspiracy
 * Ambassador Stevens twice said no to military offers of more security, U.S. officials say
 * Breaking: Nine Military Officers Testify No ‘Stand Down’ Order in Benghazi Attack
 * CIA Testimony Debunks ‘Stand Down’ Myth In Benghazi Attacks – Again
 * Declassified Benghazi Transcripts Debunk Fox's Favorite Myths
 * Flashback: Treasonous Lying Republicans Altered Benghazi Emails
 * GOP Rep Jason Chaffetz Cannot Provide Examples of Intimidation of Benghazi Witnesses (VIDEO)
 * GOP Report Acknowledges That The U.S. Military Couldn’t Have Changed Benghazi Outcome
 * House Intelligence Comittee's Benghazi Report Torches Conspiracy Theories
 * In a New Book, Ex-CIA Official Says GOP Lied to the Public About Benghazi
 * Jason Chaffetz Admits House GOP Cut Funding For Embassy Security: 'You Have To Prioritize Things'
 * More Fox News Lies Fall Apart: No Benghazi ‘Stand Down’ Order Was Ever Given
 * MUST READ: The 19 Worst GOP/Tea Party Benghazi Lies Debunked!
 * OOPS! Darrell Issa Accidentally Sabotages Republican Benghazi ‘Investigation’ Talking Point
 * Republicans Altered Benghazi Emails, CBS News Report Claims
 * Republican Chairman Of Benghazi Committee Caught Making Bogus Accusation Against Hillary Clinton

Media Reporting
Fox "News" and other media outlets reported falsehoods regarding Benghazi while claiming other stations were supposedly covering up some kind of conspiracy.
 * 11/23/14 - GOP-led Benghazi report purposely buried in news cycle, Democrat says
 * '60 Minutes' Reviewing Benghazi Story Over Witness' Conflicting Accounts
 * CBS places Lara Logan on leave after flawed Benghazi report
 * "Deliberate Misinformation": Fox Host Juan Williams Debunks His Own Network On Libya Attack
 * Did 60 Minutes do enough to regain viewer trust after false Benghazi report?
 * GOP-led Benghazi report purposely buried in news cycle, Democrat says
 * Jon Stewart Brilliantly Shreds Fox News Over Its Benghazi 'Rage-gasm'
 * Lara Logan placed on leave over discredited '60 Minutes' report
 * FLASHBACK: Fox News Admits The Benghazi Myth Was ‘Pushed’ By CEO Roger Ailes

Republican Hypocrisy
Multiple attacks like Benghazi occurred during the administration of Republican President Bush, but Republicans didn't care then and only care about Benghazi because it happened under a Democratic administration.
 * 10/21/15 - Proof That The Benghazi Investigation Is Totally Unlike Any Other, In Two Charts
 * 13 Benghazis That Occurred on Bush's Watch Without a Peep from Fox News
 * Under Bush: 532 Gitmo Detainees Were Released Including One Suspected in the Benghazi Attack (Video)

Republicans Politicize Tragedy
Republicans used Benghazi as a political tool, knowing full well that there was no conspiracy or wrongdoing. They artificially created a controversy to bash Democrats, which even some Republicans themselves admitted or alluded to. Their eagerness to attack Democrats was so high they accidentally released confidential and classified information during their hearings.
 * 10/15/15 - Another GOP congressman says Benghazi panel meant to hurt Clinton
 * 10/14/15 - Second GOP Congressman Admits Benghazi Committee Is All About Hillary Clinton (UPDATE)
 * 10/12/15 - GOP on Benghazi Committee had Wine Club Glasses Imprinted with "Glacial Pace"
 * 9/30/15 - GOP leader accidentally tells the truth about Benghazi committee
 * 11/21/14 - House Intelligence Committee investigation debunks many Benghazi theories
 * 11/21/14 - No stand down order or military missteps in Benghazi attack, GOP-controlled intel panel finds
 * 8/1/14 - House panel: No administration wrongdoing in Benghazi attack
 * 5/9/14 - Family Member Of Benghazi Victim Opposes GOP Select Committee
 * CNN Anchor Asks Bush To Explain His Double Standard For Benghazi And 9/11. It Doesn’t Go Well.
 * Dana Milbank: Letting us in on a secret
 * Mitt Romney's Accusation Of Obama 'Sympathy' With Benghazi Attackers Makes No Sense
 * Moms Of Benghazi Victims: Republicans’ “Cruel, Tasteless” Attacks On Hillary Dishonor Our Sons’ Memories
 * Rep. Lynn Westmoreland Gives Away The GOP Game On Benghazi
 * Report Says GOP Aides Are Beginning to Mock House Republicans’ Benghazi Accusations as ‘Crazy’
 * Ron Paul Dismisses GOP Talking Points on Benghazi as ‘Sideshow’
 * SCANDAL! New Head Witch-Hunter Raised Money On Benghazi! (Video)
 * Top Republican Admits Benghazi ‘Investigations’ Are Just A Smear Campaign Against Hillary

Cost of Investigations
The cost of Republicans' repeated inquiries into Benghazi (at least eight of them as of November 2014) have been costly and counterproductive, ironic given the party's official line that they want smaller government and reduced spending.
 * 11/12/15 - Benghazi committee tops $5 million in spending
 * 7/8/14 - Congress May Spend More On The Benghazi Panel Than On The Veterans Affairs Committee
 * 3/26/14 - Pentagon: Congress’s Benghazi Witch-Hunts Have Cost Millions Of Dollars
 * 3/25/14 - Pentagon Says GOP's Benghazi Probes Have Cost Millions

Investigation Results
Despite Republican hype and every effort made to incriminate Democrats, their own investigations have cleared Obama and Clinton of any wrongdoing.
 * 8/4/14 - GOP House Report on Benghazi Concludes There Is No Benghazi Scandal
 * 7/7/14 - Ben Carson Thinks Politicians Are Promoting Pot Use To Make People Dumb, Distract From Benghazi
 * Benghazi Hearing Reveals Incompetence, But No Cover-Up
 * Far-Right Furious After GOP Report Debunks Benghazi Conspiracy Theories
 * GOP-Led House Committee Exonerates Obama Admin of Any Wrongdoing in Benghazi Attack
 * House Benghazi report finds evidence doesn’t back rumors
 * House GOP Panel Says No Evidence of Obama Wrongdoing in Benghazi
 * House Intelligence Committee investigation debunks many Benghazi theories
 * Not on Fox News: GOP Armed Services Chair Clears Obama, Hillary in Benghazi Investigation
 * Obama FINALLY Cleared of Wrongdoing in Benghazi Scandal: Here’s Why You Haven’t Heard About It
 * State Benghazi Report Is Harshly Critical Of Department, Busts Many Right-Wing Myths