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Did our intelligence community actually say that? I thought it was just the White House and the State Deparment: i.e., Obama/Clinton
|date=September 12, 2012
|date=September 12, 2012
|accessdate=October 12, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite_web|url=http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/english/texttrans/2012/09/20120912135826.html|title=President Obama on the Attack in Benghazi|date=September 12, 2012|accessdate=October 12, 2012|publisher=International Information Programs, U.S. Embassy}}</ref> [[United States Foreign Service|Foreign Service]] Information Management Officer [[Sean Smith (diplomat)|Sean Smith]], and private security employees and former [[United States Navy SEALs|U.S. Navy SEALs]] [[Glen Doherty]] and [[Tyrone S. Woods]]. The attack also injured two other Americans.
|accessdate=October 12, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite_web|url=http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/english/texttrans/2012/09/20120912135826.html|title=President Obama on the Attack in Benghazi|date=September 12, 2012|accessdate=October 12, 2012|publisher=International Information Programs, U.S. Embassy}}</ref> [[United States Foreign Service|Foreign Service]] Information Management Officer [[Sean Smith (diplomat)|Sean Smith]], and private security employees and former [[United States Navy SEALs|U.S. Navy SEALs]] [[Glen Doherty]] and [[Tyrone S. Woods]]. The attack also injured two other Americans.
The United States intelligence community initially thought that the attack was provoked by an anti-islamic YouTube video, but the facts disproved that.
The United States initially said that the attack was provoked by an anti-islamic YouTube video, but the facts disproved that.
The attack is being investigated by the State Department as well as by the United States House of Representatives. A House committee hearing on September 10 revealed that the Ambassador and others wished additional security for the consulate, but were turned down.
The attack is being investigated by the State Department as well as by the United States House of Representatives. A House committee hearing on September 10 revealed that the Ambassador and others wished additional security for the consulate, but were turned down.