Would you buy a used car from this man?
Obama rebuts claims he’s lying about attack on US embassy in Libya
"I've always been straight with the American people."
"And what is true," he continued, "...This is something that the American people can take to the bank -- is that my administration plays this stuff straight. We don't play politics when it comes to American national security," the president said. "As information came in we gave it to the American people. And as we got new information, we gave that to the American people."
Asked whether he knew Americans in Libya had asked for more security, Obama replied: "I was not personally aware of any request."
"But we're going to find out exactly what happens," he said. "Ultimately, though, any time there is a death of an American overseas, I want to find out what happened, because my most important job as president is keeping the American people safe."
"And we will get to the bottom of what happened, and we're going to make sure most importantly that those who carried it out, that they are captured," Obama said.
"My biggest priority right now is bringing those folks to justice. And I think the American people have seen that's a commitment I always keep," the president said, an apparent reference to the bin Laden raid.
The president said a top priority was making sure that Americans are kept informed on matters of national security. |
