Republican strategists questioned why the party is continuing to focus on the Sept. 11, 2012 attacks on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, in a Thursday story by NPR.
“I missed the meeting among Republicans where it was decided this would become an angry cause célèbre that should be pursued at all costs and with no holds barred,” Republican strategist Ed Rogers told NPR. “I think there is Benghazi fatigue — a lot of conscientious followers of the news that are somewhat bewildered by why this issue has lingered.”
Juan Zarate, a counterterrorism adviser to George W. Bush, told the news outlet that the current focus on “talking points and the way that the administration portrayed the incidents in the early days after the attacks” has resulted in a lack of focus on more important information around the threat of terrorism.
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