"How Critics of Obama's Libya Response Profoundly Misunderstand Intelligence"

Of course they do.

IWhat is lost in all of this is that the CIA was operating out of that compound. Which as it turns out wasn't really as much of a secret from the locals as we thought it was(it is hard for Americans to blend in there). It is quite likely that is the reason it was attacked.

Being that it was a CIA post there is all the more reason for the administration to deflect about the attack.

Of course the Republicans are used to cheering on people so release info about the activity of CIA agents. It doesn't occur to them that others might be more reluctant.