On Sept 11th, after the attack on the Cairo Embassy (that was very clearly motivated by Muslim outrage over the offensive movie) but before the attack in Benghazi,, the Embassy staff in Cairo, in an effort to distance the United States from the anti-Islamic movie, published a statement online saying in part:
"The Embassy of the United States in Cairo condemns the continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of Muslims – as we condemn efforts to offend believers of all religions."
Romoney immediately, on the evening of Sept 11th, before having any