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Washington
(CNN) - Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky restated his position on
Tuesday that the attack on the United States compound in Benghazi–and
then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s response–should prohibit her
from becoming president.
Paul,
who has long been outspoken about the terrorist attack, told cadets at
The Citadel, a military college in South Carolina, that the
commander-in-chief should never be unwilling to send troops to protect
the United States’ diplomatic missions.
“Her
failure to provide our ambassador and his mission with adequate
security should preclude Hillary Clinton from ever holding high office
ever again,” he said.
The
diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya was attacked by terrorists on
September 11, 2012. Four Americans were killed, including U.S.
Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stephens.
Since
the attack, many Republicans in Congress have called for more
investigations into what happened in Benghazi and have faulted Clinton
for not quickly sending reinforcements when the compound fell under
siege.
Stephens was the first U.S. ambassador killed on duty in 33 years.
Clinton
is widely seen as the prohibitive front runner for the 2016 Democratic
nomination for president. Paul is someone who has not denied having
aspirations of higher office, making his remarks an early attempt to
undermine a potential Democratic rival that polls have leading generic
Republican challengers.
Earlier
this year, shortly after Clinton stepped down from her post at the
State Department, Paul leveled similar critiques against her record and
future aspirations.
“The person who made that decision should never be in place or a position to make that decision again,” he told CNN in May. “I stand by that.”
During a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in January, where Clinton testified on Benghazi,
Paul was equally critical, telling the then-secretary of state that had
he been president at the time, he would have “relieved” her of her
post.
“I
find it a dereliction of duty, a clear dereliction of duty,” Paul said
on Tuesday. “She wants to blame it on somebody else, but it is
absolutely her responsibility.”
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