Clinton on Denying Security: ‘I Wasn’t Going to Second-Guess’ Security Professionals

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HILLARY CLINTON: "As secretary, I was committed to taking aggressive measures to ensure our personnel's and facilities were as safe as possible. And certainly when the nonpartisan critical report from the accountability review board came forward, I took it very seriously. And that's I embraced all their recommendations and created a new position within the diplomatic security bureau specifically to evaluate high risk posts. I think it's important also to mention, congressman, that the diplomatic security professionals who were reviewing these requests, along with those who are serving in war Zones and hot spots around the world, have great expertise and experience in keeping people safe. If you go on co Dells they are the ones who plan your trip to keep you safe. They certainly did that for me. Most importantly, that's what they do every day for everybody who serve ISES our country as a diplomat or development professional. And I was not going to second-guess them. I was not going to substitute my judgment, which is not based on experience that they have in keeping people safe for theirs. And the changes that were recommended by the accountability review board are -- "