Clinton: ‘When America Is Absent ... from Unstable Places, There Are Consequences’

“But if you ask our most experienced ambassadors, they will tell you, they can’t do their jobs for us from bunkers. It would compound the tragedy of Benghazi if Chris Stevens’ death and the death of the other three Americans ended up undermining the work to which he and they devoted their lives. 

We have learned the hard way when America is absent, especially from unstable places, there are consequences. Extremism takes root, aggressors seek to fill the vacuum and security everywhere is threatened, including here at home. That’s why Chris was in Benghazi, it’s why he had served previously in Syria, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Jerusalem.”