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Pentagon timeline shows military response to Libya

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WASHINGTON –  New Pentagon details show that the first U.S. military unit arrived in Libya more than 14 hours after the attack on the consulate in Benghazi was over and four Americans, including the ambassador, were dead. A Defense Department timeline obtained by The Associated Press underscores how far the military response lagged behind the Sept. 11 attack, due largely to the long distances the commando teams had to travel to get to Libya. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and his top military adviser were notified of the attack about 50 minutes after it began and were about to head into a previously scheduled meeting with President Barack Obama. The meeting quickly turned into a discussion of potential responses to the unfolding situation in Benghazi, where militants had surrounded the consulate and set it on fire. The first wave of the attack at the consulate lasted less than two hours.

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Leon Panetta

Overall Sentiment: -0.0237537

Relevance: 0.889931

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-0.255809he noted, "several hundred reports were received indicating possible threats to U.S. facilities around the world" ...
-0.125775"The U.S. Armed Forces did everything they were in position to do to respond to the attack in Benghazi," Panetta said ...
-0.0256889"The U.S. Armed Forces did everything they were in position to do to respond to the attack in Benghazi," Panetta said in the letter, obtained by The Associated Press. "The department's senior leaders and I spared no effort to save the lives of our American colleagues, as we worked to bolster security in response to a series of other threats in the region occurring at the same time."
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  • Number of Quotes: 3
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.4072729
  • Mean: -0.13575763333333
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731
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President Barack Obama

Overall Sentiment: -0.0293941

Relevance: 0.382753

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Ambassador Chris Stevens

Overall Sentiment: -0.590793

Relevance: 0.353769

Sen. John McCain

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.318053

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Army Gen. Martin Dempsey

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.263097

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Organization: Defense Department

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.398653

Organization: Pentagon

Overall Sentiment: 0.0469711

Relevance: 0.389773

Organization: State Department

Overall Sentiment: 0.0366976

Relevance: 0.344672

City: Benghazi

Overall Sentiment: -0.124931

Relevance: 0.831561

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City: Tripoli

Overall Sentiment: -0.0167382

Relevance: 0.409331

City: WASHINGTON

Overall Sentiment: 0.16627

Relevance: 0.343984

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Country: U.S.

Overall Sentiment: -0.16513

Relevance: 0.537349

Disambiguation: Location | Region | AdministrativeDivision | GovernmentalJurisdiction | FilmEditorReferences:

Country: Libya

Overall Sentiment: 0.0267903

Relevance: 0.484356

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Region: Central Europe

Overall Sentiment: 0.111113

Relevance: 0.456707

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