David Brooks: ‘To Be Fair,’ Benghazi Was Not Hillary Clinton’s Fault

IFILL: “So if it could have been prevented, whose fault is it that it wasn't, David?”
BROOKS: “Not Hillary Clinton's to be fair. I mean, the political bottom line of this—”
IFILL: “She's secretary of state, the State Department.”
BROOKS: “But this is an operational matter. You're not expecting me to say — In my view, to be fair, the secretary of state is not in charge of something this — frankly — low level, this operational. She's in charge of the larger policy agenda. So, I don't think, if you want the political bottom line — It will be a talking point in the campaign. Whether it'll be an effective one, I'm extremely dubious about.
IFILL: “This wasn't the end of the discussion?”
BROOKS: “Well, I think it was closer to the end than the beginning of the whole Benghazi episode.”