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VicePresidentialdebate2012TranscriptoftheOct.11debatebetweenVicePresidentBidenandhisRepublicanchallenger,Rep.PaulRyanofWisconsin,moderatedbyMarthaRaddatzofABCNews.Source:FederalNewsServiceMARTHARADDATZ:Goodevening,andwelcometothefirstandonlyvicepresidentialdebateof2012,sponsoredbytheCommissiononPresidentialDebates.I'mMarthaRaddatzofABCNews,andIamhonoredtomoderatethisdebatebetweentwomenwhohavededicatedmuchoftheirlivestopublicservice.Tonight'sdebateisdividedbetweendomesticandforeignpolicyissues.AndI'mgoingtomovebackandforthbetweenforeignanddomesticsincethatiswhatavicepresidentorpresidentwouldhavetodo.Wewillhaveninedifferentsegments.Atthebeginningofeachsegment,Iwillaskbothcandidatesaquestion,andtheywilleachhavetwominutestoanswer.ThenIwillencourageadiscussionbetweenthecandidateswithfollow-upquestions.Bycointoss,ithasbeendeterminedthatVicePresidentBidenwillbefirsttoanswertheopeningquestion.WehaveawonderfulaudiencehereatCentreCollegetonight.YouwillnodoubtheartheirenthusiasmattheendofthedebateandrightnowaswewelcomeVicePresidentBidenandCongressmanPaulRyan.(Applause.)Verynicetoseeyou.Verynicetoseeyou.VICEPRESIDENTJOEBIDEN:Howyoudoing?MS.RADDATZ:Hey,yougotyourlittlewavetothefamiliesin.That'sgreat.Goodevening,gentlemen.Itreallyisanhonortobeherewithbothofyou.IwouldliketobeginwithLibyaonarathersombernote.Onemonthagotonight,ontheanniversaryof9/11,AmbassadorChrisStevensandthreeotherbraveAmericanswerekilledinaterroristattackinBenghazi.TheStateDepartmenthasnowmadecleartherewerenoprotestersthere.Itwasapre-plannedassaultbyheavilyarmedmen.Wasn'tthisamassiveintelligencefailure,VicePresidentBiden?VICEPRESIDENTBIDEN:Whatitwas,itwasatragedy,Martha.It—ChrisStevenswasone,ofourbest.WelostthreeotherbraveAmericans.AndIcanmakeabsolutelytwocommitmentstoyouandalloftheAmericanpeopletonight:One,wewillfindandbringtojusticethemenwhodidthis.Andsecondly,wewillgettothebottomofit,andwhatever—whereverthefactsleadus,wherevertheyleadus,wewillmakecleartotheAmericanpublic,becausewhatevermistakeswerema