Obama Comedy Central: 4 deaths "not optimal"
'If four Americans get killed, it's not OPTIMAL': Obama's extraordinary response to security fiasco after Benghazi massacre
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16:44 EST, 18 October 2012
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17:25 EST, 18 October 2012President Barack Obama, during an
interview to be shown on Comedy Central, has responded to a question
about his administration's communications after the Benghazi attack, by
saying: 'If four Americans get killed, it's not optimal.'Obama was speaking to Jon Stewart of The Daily Show for a programme to be broadcast tonight.
Stewart,
a liberal whose audience of young voters is prized by the Obama
campaign, asked the president about his handling of the aftermath of the
Benghazi attack.Not optimal: President Barack Obama, pictured
left, discussed the killing of four men in Benghazi while speaking to
Jon Stewart, right, on The Daily ShowAmbassador Chris Stevens, diplomat
Stewart asked: 'Is part of the investigation helping the communication between these divisions?
Sean
Smith and former U.S. Navy SEALs Glen Doherty and Ty Woods were killed
by terrorists on the 11th anniversary of 9/11 - an attack that the
White House initially blamed on a spontaneous protest about an
anti-Islam movie made in California.'Not just what happened in Benghazi, but what happened within.
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Killed: Ambassador Chris Stevens, left and diplomat Sean Smith were among those killed in the attack on Benghazi
Heroic: Former Navy SEALs Tyrone Woods, right, and Glen Doherty, left, were also killed in the mortar attack
'Because I would say, even you would
admit, it was not the optimal response, at least to the American people,
as far as all of us being on the same page.'Obama responded: 'Here's what I'll say. If four Americans get killed, it's not optimal.'
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