State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf says, "[T]he longer the shutdown goes on, [the longer] we can't get new D.S. [Diplomatic Security] agents up and trained to go overseas and continue augmenting our security, as we've talked about for a long time." We're sure Ambassador Christopher Stephens and three other fellow Americans who perished in Benghazi wish you were as concerned with security then as you ostensibly are now.
Shutdown Threatens Embassy Security
Officials suddenly concerned with keeping embassies safe.
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