Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton dedicated a chapter of her new book, Hard Choices, to criticizing the Republican lawmakers who attacked her for her handling of the 2012 attacks in Benghazi, USA TODAY reported.
"I will not be a part of a political slugfest on the backs of dead Americans," Clinton wrote. "It's just plain wrong, and it's unworthy of our great country. Those who insist on politicizing the tragedy will have to do so without me."
While she expresses appreciation for the role of a congressional oversight committee, Clinton explains that she feels many GOP lawmakers were not questioning her and President Barack Obama's actions in an effective way.
As Clinton ponders a potential run for president in 2016, several Republicans have already began using the attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Libya, which left four Americans dead, against her.
"Many of these same people are a broken record about unanswered questions," Clinton wrote. "But there is a difference between unanswered questions and unlistened to answers."
She also takes time to discuss the amount of intelligence gathered prior to the attack and defend Obama, who she said "gave the order to do whatever was necessary to support our people in Libya."
Clinton also defends Susan Rice, then-U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, who initially said that the attacks were a "spontaneous" reaction to an anti-Islam video.
"Susan stated what the intelligence community believed, rightly or wrongly, at the time," Clinton wrote. "That was the best she or anyone could do. Every step of the way, whenever something new was learned, it was quickly shared with Congress and the American people. There is a difference between getting something wrong, and committing wrong. A big difference that some have blurred to the point of casting those who made a mistake as intentionally deceitful."
