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TIME’s Joe Klein: Libya Controversy ‘Really Isn’t an Issue’

Oct. 22, 2012 11:25am Erica Ritz

TIME’s Joe Klein weighed in over the weekend on the September 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, seemingly dismissing the entire situation in an effort to downplay the controversial aftermath.

“This business about the…Libya consulate has been like the October mirage — it really isn’t an issue,” he remarked on “Meet the Press.”

Klein was likely trying to exclusively reference the Republican claims that the administration has been misleading the country, but is coming under heavy fire for being so dismissive about an event that resulted in the gruesome deaths of four Americans.

Klein also said that President Obama and Mitt Romney have “essentially the same positions on foreign policy,” so Monday’s debate will be “fascinating.”

He added:

And so, once again…Obama is going to have a very strong position because his foreign policy has been largely successful in terms of substance, but in terms of style, he still has to climb — re-climb the mountain and make a convincing case to the American people that they will be more comfortable with him in their living rooms the next four years.

President Obama cites the killing of Osama bin Laden as one of the cornerstones of his foreign policy achievements and– until recently– credited the so-called “Arab Spring” for bringing freedom and democracy to the Middle East. After the attack in Libya, though officials have confirmed that the White House knew within 24 hours what really happened, the administration spent more than a week saying a YouTube video caused a spontaneous protest that killed four Americans.

Newsbusters’ Noel Sheppard wrote: “Honestly, have you ever in your life seen so many so-called journalists dismiss the importance of American officials being killed by terrorists?”

Watch a clip of his statements, via MRC-TV, below:

(H/T: Newsbusters)

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conservativeone
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:11pm
Another reason why nobody buys Time Magazine. It apparently doesn’t matter to the Liberals.

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- drbage
  Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:37pm
  The only mirage that I see Mr. Klein is the one that is supposed to be your brain.
  
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- fastfacts
  Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:47pm
  OR READ THE NEW YORK TIME… NYT reporter was on Meet the Press and basically said that four dead Americans is more of a distraction of what it happening right now in the world: http://www.thedailycandidate.com/video/2012/oct/cooper_four_americans.html
  
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- SocialistSlayer
  Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:51pm
  To Communist TIME’s Joe Klein: “Libya Controversy ‘Really Isn’t an Issue’”
  
  It would be an issue if it had been your Father, Sons, Brothers that were killed by obama’s funneling of weapons into Syria through Libya !!!
  
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- rennyangel
  Posted on October 22, 2012 at 1:00pm
  Who is Joe Klein again?
  
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- Michael61
  Posted on October 22, 2012 at 2:04pm
  Well, according to another Klein (Aaron Klein investigative journalist, 770 WABC):
  
  Lie #1. Benghazi “consulate” is not a consulate, but a mission by CIA operatives. That’s why there were no usual Marines security. It was guarded by a few Libyan soldiers and a private American security firm.
  
  Lie #2. It was not a consulate but a CIA operation center arming Libyan, Syrian, Jordanian, whatever, militants, INCLUDING AL QAEDA. Something went wrong, and our spooks were killed by one of their partners – militia, or by one of their competitors, or by Iranians, or… who knows…
  
  That’s why nobody sent QuickResponseTeam with helicopters to help them… which were just an hour away in Italy… sending QRT would be an admission of illegal operations…
  
  This is Obama’s Iran-Contra in development…
  
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- sillyfreshness
  Posted on October 22, 2012 at 2:04pm
  Joe Klein=leftist “chosen person” in the Marxist Media.
  
  http://rense.com/general44/sevenjewishamericans.htm
  
  “Those seven Jewish men collectively control ABC, NBC, CBS, the Turner Broadcasting System, CNN, MTV, Universal Studios, MCA Records, Geffen Records, DGC Records, GRP Records, Rising Tide Records, Curb/Universal Records, and Interscope Records.”
  
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- Michael61
  Posted on October 22, 2012 at 2:19pm
  New Iran-Contra scandal is brewing…
  
  Are you still wondering why the White House lied for weeks about some mythical spontaneous riot in Benghazi?
  
  Nonexistent riot in front of nonexistent consulate…
  
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- conservative510
  Posted on October 22, 2012 at 3:59pm
  I think it’s laughable that camp O clearly lied for their own political protection and then accused Romney of using Libya for political gain. This administration takes credit for every gain and blames bush for every loss. The dem congress rejected the Republican idea that credit default swaps were dangerous. And they blame bush for the collapse of the economy! What a joke! Watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxMInSfanqg
  
  We need to get rid of this administration and put America back on track to real prosperity…End the failed socialist agenda on Nov. 6!!!
  
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- pavepaws
  Posted on October 22, 2012 at 4:19pm
  Maybe Klein doesn’t think Benghazi is “optimal.”
  
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- Individualism
  Posted on October 22, 2012 at 5:28pm
  its a reminder to gtfo out of the middle east, the people don’t want the US there. but it isn’t that important because it doesn’t effect anyone at home except family members of the murdered.
  
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- piper60
  Posted on April 9, 2013 at 9:04am
  It’s not an issue. Rome has spoken, the matter is settled-so shut up.
  
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Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:06pm
Joe Klein, tell that to Chis Steven’s family, or to the families of the other three people, that this isn’t an issue. Murder and terrorism are not issues to a magazine who prints articles about murders and terrorism? Intentionally Delusional.

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- Jenny Lind
  Posted on October 22, 2012 at 1:16pm
  Well said. I was cruising through the story lines on the Blaze and hit this one, stopped and said out loud I do not think it is a “mirage” to the families of those killed-but I bet they wished it was. The nerve, the insensativity just stns me. Go away Times, you are done, thank God.
  
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- piper60
  Posted on April 9, 2013 at 9:07am
  If Americanscannot walk freely in the world-somebody’s going to get hurt!
  
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UNALIEN
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:04pm
This is the modern Marxist critical theory aka brainwashing and propaganda in action,, simply criticize everything about your opponent, true or not and ignore, deflect or diminish any criticism of your side.

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Members of the “demokrat” were frequently transferred between different areas of responsibility, usually with little or no actual training for their new areas of responsibility. Thus, the term demokratchik, or “agent of the statist” was usually the best possible description of the person’s profession and occupation. The sole function is to subvert any opposition to the party and promote, facilitate and expand that party power and influence. These ”democratchiks” were promoted and embedded into high levels based on their ideology and not competence, education or skills.
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Historically, this term was derived from the Soviet “apparatchick” meaning from “Communist agent or spy”. In modern terms, Communist refers to “Statist” and a “demokratchik” is an agent whose sole purpose is to expand the State and promote its un

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strawberry411a
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:01pm
OK JOE. Just exactly WHAT is an issue then? Watergate? Weapons of mass destruction? Mormonism? What do you think the deaths of 4 Americans means? NOTHING?

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tweetybird
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:00pm
These people make me sick. They dismiss the deaths of 4 Americans for political expediency. People with no souls. How in the heck do they sleep at night is beyond me. I seriously doubt the families of these 4 Americans think this isn’t an “issue”. Obama is a FAILURE and they know it. What gets me is they will go down protecting him no matter the cost. The ends justify the means I guess. Sad….very, very sad.

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NILAP
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 11:59am
CNN today, specifically Soledad O’Brien actually compared finding out what happened in Benghazi to the pursuit of weapons of mass destruction leading up to the Iraq War. In order words according to her, we still do not know what happened and may never know – its the fog of war. Brett Baier at Fox can do a whole hour on what specifically happened but at CNN they are still acting dazed and confused.

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- rennyangel
  Posted on October 22, 2012 at 1:01pm
  What war and what fog?
  
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voting-for-romney
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 11:57am
The same foreign policy, the same fascination with making sure the media pays special, very special, extra special, attention, to stories regarding violence committed in gun free zones? Where do you see that in Mitt Romney’s attitude, policy, agenda notes, or anywhere? Where do we see the fact that Mitt Romney would dare have the audacity of hope that militant Muslims would not embarrass the United States on the world stage, yet again, as they did during the Jimmy Carter years?

What part of Mitt Romney’s foreign policy suggests that he would hire people so negligent in their affairs, that a US embassy in the most dangerous part of the world, would be unguarded, let alone unguarded after the ambassador himself, asked for more protection? What foreign policy papers suggests that Mitt Romney would even put an openly homosexual government employee in an area of the world known to take that lifestyle offensive, let alone suggest the United States is indifferent to their concerns?

We know why the Libya debacle happened, the negligence of the Democrat Party to protect their own employees is apparent, if anything, the Democrats are attempting to divert eyes from their own negligence, acts of preventable tragedy that occurred on their watch, as an apparent opportunity to blame the Republicans for making something “political”, which means, not holding politicians in power accountable for their actions?

Negligence is political?

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TRUTHSENSE
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 11:57am
Libs are always trying to cast conservatives as callous and cold hearted, but now we can see the liberal media is just as callous and cold hearted as our President, who considers the death of four Americans killed in Libya as no big deal.

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huey6367
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 11:55am
Couldn’t be an issue.. Obviously no one is talking about.

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Cabo King
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 11:52am
JOE print that in your next paper, so all 10 readers will be informed

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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:02pm
  That is about the gist of it.
  
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PIGSWILLNEVERFLY
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 11:52am
SO, All the weapons that have been transferred from Lybia to Syria is not an issue. Egypt opening up it’s air space for Iran to transfer more weapons from Iran to Syria is not an issue. AQIM in Mali, (the size of France) is not an issue? The fact that the Ambassador was hand picked by the State Department to hand out the weapons to Syria and then AQIM taking over in Lybia, saying the US would back the Ambassador and then abandoning him to AQIM is not murder? Is not an Issue?
read this article: http://www.frontpagemag.com/2012/bruce-thornton/the-stakes-in-tonights-foreign-policy-debate/ WE ARE IN BIG TROUBLE. We are crippled by abject moral poverty! Pray for God’s intervention.

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floridareader
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 11:52am
Sure, ambassadors are killed every week, so what’s the issue with Stevens, right?
Substance on Obama’s foreign policy? Here Klein is true to the facts: if Romney takes advantage of the foreign relations in the Obama’s administration, he has more than enough substance to cook Obama to the bones.

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biohazard23
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 11:50am
Oh. My. G-d. It’s not a big deal because President Squee is a liberal. Good Lord, these people have zero shame.

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FightingBear
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 11:50am
Trust me, this would be the gift that keeps on giving to the media if this had happened on Romney’s watch…or Bush’s…or any Republican for that matter.

It would be a huge deal that they would keep dredging up for the next decade or two.

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AmericanStrega
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 11:50am
Four dead Americans = “Not an issue”. Wonder if Mr. Klien would feel the same if one of those “Not an issues” was a family member?

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GoodCook
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 11:47am
Actually, Joe Klein is the mirage. He doesn’t exist as a journalist.

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MBA
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 11:43am
Uh excuse me, but this would never have happened on President Bush’s watch, but it if did, the screaming liberals would be all over it like chocolate on vanilla ice cream. This is a big issue and it is just one example of obamy’s incompetence and distain for this country. Why he hasn’t been impeached is a story this country’s citizens should be investigating about congress as well

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Chromo200
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 11:42am
I guess the dead folks was mirage .. they must be with Elvis in Northern Michigan at the bait shot.

How does the mother of the ambassador feel now .. her son was bump in the road, an optimal, and now a mirage.

I guess Watergate was a mirage. Since Nixon trampled our freedoms, so is Obama.

Klien is in the tank to Obama.

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- Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
  Posted on October 22, 2012 at 11:52am
  He is in the tank with Obama completely.
  
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13th Imam
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 11:41am
Hey Joe. Where you goin with that gun in your hand?

A bump in the Road?

A Not Optimal Situation?

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smokeysmoke
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 11:38am
klein=douche

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elosogrande
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 11:37am
Would everyone who has purchased a Time Magazine in the last year please stand up? If it weren’t for doctors and dentists offices, no one would ever have an opportunity to skin through Time. Joe Klien’s readership is limited to people needing a dental check up, and probably only about 5% of them…the rest read Red Book. It has more substance.

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- AmericanStrega
  Posted on October 22, 2012 at 11:47am
  I gave up years ago on relying on the reading material in a doctor’s office. I always bring my own reading material.
  
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ricslick
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 11:36am
I’m glad to know 4 dead Americans ‘really isn’t an issue’.

Can’t wait to cast my vote and get rid of these idiots for a least the next 4 years.

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- moreteaplease
  Posted on October 22, 2012 at 12:13pm
  Can you believe the arrogance of the left? Makes me think of Obamacare and how people over a certain age will be seen as ” a non-issue”.
  
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AvengerK
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 11:35am
Mr Klein isn’t being entirely forthcoming…it’s not an issue where it reflects on the competence of Obama and democrats..it would be an issue to Mr Klein however if a republican president were in charge.
And this is how the slimy liberals do it….”it’s not an issue”..”pish posh”…”next”…”can we talk about something important..like the war on women or Romney’s taxes and wealth?”….”it’s just a bump in the road”.

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- Kregneva
  Posted on October 22, 2012 at 1:38pm
  Hey, pal, “pish posh” sounds kinda foreign to me. Most New Yorkers do not talk this way unless they are some UN-EU tourist freak, or somthing. Are you so sure this Kline guy is a foreigner?
  
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moreteaplease
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 11:35am
“And so, once again…Obama is going to have a very strong position because his foreign policy has been largely successful in terms of substance, but in terms of style, he still has to climb — re-climb the mountain and make a convincing case to the American people that they will be more comfortable with him in their living rooms the next four years.”
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What a delusional man. Obama’s foreign policy has been anything BUT successful. He makes Carter look like he knew what he was doing.

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- Balthazor
  Posted on October 22, 2012 at 11:43am
  Yeah what that quote appears to be saying is that Obama’s done a great job but the American people are too stupid to have noticed.
  
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- AvengerK
  Posted on October 22, 2012 at 1:20pm
  Klein’s defense of Obama’s ineptitude is the typical liberal elitist response..”the American people are just too stupid to understand the “substance” of Obama’s policies and therefore Obama has to find another way to tell them”. In other words..it’s about the spin. Meanwhile four Americans died because Obama didn’t explain it clearly enough apparently….
  
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EqualJustice
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 11:33am
Funny the things they think are NOT ISSUES! Anything Obama or his gang have failed at, apparently.

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