McCain, Graham defend Obama nominee linked to Benghazi

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http://thehill.com/blogs/global-affairs/terrorism/301895-mccain-graham-rush-to-defend-obama-nominee-linked-to-benghazi#ixzz2UFGtW9nR'>The Hill:

 

Julian Pecquet

05/24/13

 

Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Friday offered a preemptive defense of President Obama's nominee to head European affairs at the State Department amid concerns about her role in the Benghazi talking points.

 

Obama nominated former State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland for the post on Thursday, just as news broke that House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) had asked that she be deposed by his committee. In a joint statement praising Nuland, the two longtime critics of the administration's handling of Benghazi highlighted Nuland's experience serving as principal deputy foreign policy adviser to then-Vice President Cheney and U.S. ambassador to NATO under President George W. Bush.

 

Ambassador Victoria Nuland has a long and distinguished record of service to our nation in both Republican and Democrat Administrations, they wrote. She is knowledgeable and well-versed on the major foreign policy issues as well as respected by foreign policy experts in both parties. We look forward to her upcoming confirmation hearings in the United States Senate.

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