Hillary Clinton: "The buck stops with me."

Elise Labott of CNN, in Lima, Peru with Secretary Clinton just reported that Hillary Clinton, in an interview there, has assumed full responsibility for the raid in Benghazi that killed the U.S. Ambassador and three others.   According to Labott,  Mme. Secretary said, buck stops with me."

Clinton: 'I take responsibility' for security ahead of Benghazi attack

From Elise Labott, CNN

updated 8:08 PM EDT, Mon October 15, 2012

Lima, Peru (CNN) -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the buck stops with her when it comes to who is to blame for security ahead of a deadly assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya.
"I take responsibility" for what happened on September 11, Clinton said in an interview with CNN's Elise Labott soon after arriving in Lima, Peru, for a visit. The interview, one of a series given to U.S. television networks Monday night, was the first she has given about the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi.
Clinton insisted President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are not involved in security decisions.
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AP's Matt Lee, also traveling with the Secretary filed this report.

Clinton in Peru amid questions about Libya

By MATTHEW LEE | Associated Press

Associated Press/ Evan Vucci, File - FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2012 file photo, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at the State Department in Washington. Clinton headed to Peru Monday, where she will talk about women's empowerment. But overshadowing her trip is the lingering political drama in Washington over the Obama administration’s handling of last month's deadly attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday embarked on her first overseas trip since last month's deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya, traveling to Peru for a conference on women's empowerment amid the lingering political drama in Washington over the Obama administration's handling of the incident.

Clinton arrived for the long-planned women's event in Lima after another weekend of criticism from Republicans over the Obama administration's initial explanation of the Sept. 11 attack and security at the consulate in Benghazi, where the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans died.

Her arrival coincided with a call from the chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., for Clinton to answer more questions about what was known about the security situation in Libya in the period leading up to the attack as well as the State Department's priorities on paying for and protecting diplomatic missions abroad.

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