Murder of staff in Benghazi raised serious questions about better funded diplomacy: Benghazi revealed small diplomatic funding with giant war spending

After Benghazi, pleas to better fund US diplomacy

Lawmakers backed pleas for better funding to protect diplomats in an uncertain world, as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s absence weighed Thursday on hearings into the Benghazi attack. Senators probed into the best way forward after a damning report on the September 11 assault on the US mission.