But also, frankly, I was critical of William Hague's mission into Benghazi to meet the rebels that clearly went wrong, but we need to understand these people and who they are and their aspirations.

BBC: Transcript of Douglas Alexander interview

What I can say is that there was no actionable intelligence indicating there would be an attack at the Benghazi facility.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

Going to the point I tried to make to Ed, I can say that there was no actionable intelligence suggesting that there would be an assault on the Benghazi facility.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing