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From: Dale Baker	9/13/2012 9:52:19 AM
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Benen: "Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld -- remember him? -- shed new light on the right's thinking yesterday, arguing that the events in Libya and Egypt were the result of " perceived American weakness."It's a ridiculous argument, but at least I understand the train of thought. That rascally Obama, after ordering the strike that killed bin Laden, decimating al Qaeda, and helping topple the Gadhafi regime, has signaled American "weakness" abroad, which in turn encourages anti-American protests at our diplomatic facilities. After all, the argument goes, people wouldn't dare protest if they perceived America as strong, right? This line of attack has a certain child-like charm, which may appeal to those who don't think too much about the details and overlook Rumsfeld's tragic lack of credibility. But there's another problem: "[T]here were twelve terrorist attacks on U.S. diplomatic facilities abroad during George W. Bush's tenure -- the most of any president in history -- and eight of those occurred while Donald Rumsfeld was in office." There were also seven attacks on U.S. diplomatic facilities during the Reagan era.

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