“Absolutely, I’m afraid of a Benghazi 2.0. I think that this is something that many of us have worried about for weeks now as we have watched this scene deteriorate in Afghanistan.”
— Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), quoted by The Hill.
“Absolutely, I’m afraid of a Benghazi 2.0. I think that this is something that many of us have worried about for weeks now as we have watched this scene deteriorate in Afghanistan.”
— Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), quoted by The Hill.
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