A former US Marine who was part of the security detail during the 2012 US embassy attacks that left four dead in Bengazi lashed out at former National Security Advisor Susan Rice for saying she can't trust President Donald Trump's reasons for the attack on an Iran general. 

Rice was on CNN Friday saying she couldn't trust the Trump administration for why it decided to take out Iranian General Qassem Soleimani this week

Trump said he ordered the Thursday attack on Baghdad because Soleimani was plotting 'imminent and sinister attacks.' 

Former US National Security Advisor Susan Rice was on CNN Friday saying she couldn't trust the Trump administration for why it decided to take out Iranian General Qassem Soleimani this week

When asked for his reaction to Rice's statement, ex-Marine and Bengazi veteran Mark said the former national security advisor 'pretty much has zero integrity in my book', and that her comment was partisan

Rice told Wolf Blitzer on his 'Situation Room' broadcast the following day that she had her reasons to doubt the explanation. 

'This administration sadly, tragically, has a record of almost-daily misrepresenting the facts - telling falsehoods about issues big and very small.  So, it's hard to have confidence on the face at their representation,' she said. 

When asked for his reaction to Rice's statement, ex-Marine and Benghazi veteran Mark said the former national security adviser 'pretty much has zero integrity in my book', and that her comment was partisan. 

'It's typical tactics from the Democrats.  They're going to bring out their standard bearer, who's going to come out just like they did in Benghazi.  She's the one who's going to come out and say what they want to say, which goes against her credibility completely.' 

Rice went on Sunday morning talk shows following the embassy attack and stuck to an Obama administration narrative that an offensive video online triggered protests that unleashed the deadly violence. 

Among those killed was Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other US officials. 

Among those killed during the 2012 attack in Bengazi was Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other US officials

'They knew it when she went out on the speaking circuit on Sunday,' Giest told Fox's Pete Hegseth on Saturday. ' But, instead of telling the truth she wanted to tell lies because she had to say what the administration -- at the time -- wanted.' 

Critics of the drone strike have suggested the move played into war mongers who have long wanted to topple Iran's leadership, and that the drone assault may now mean that war with Iran is a certainty, especially with many of its citizens calling for revenge. 

'I am doubtful that ultimately it will prove to be the right thing,' Rice told CNN's Blitzer, about the decision to order the air strike that killed Soleimani, commander of Iran's elite Quds Force. 

She said that while the opportunity had not come up during the ten years she was national security adviser, but suggested if it had, that President Obama might have approached it differently. 

'We would have given it obviously very careful consideration, weighing the pros and the cons,' she said. ' Frankly, as then as it does now, it's not clear that when you look at the strategic landscape whether the benefits outweigh the real risks.' 

Rice told Wolf Blitzer on his 'Situation Room' broadcast the following day that she had her reasons to doubt the explanation.  Pictured is a tweet from the show

She noted that under George W. Bush's administration there was an opportunity, and that serious consideration had been given to an attack that was not carried out. 

She said without a doubt, Soleimani had 'extraordinary blood on his hands.' 

'He was a murderer and a terrorist of the first order,' she explained, but questions whether Americans are safer for it, when there may have been other options to explore. 

She said she was 'quite concerned' that there are few ways to deescalate that doesn't lead to 'wider conflict.' 

Of the Iranians response, she said, 'There's no question in my mind that they will retaliate in a very serious way in a time and place of their choosing.  And maybe multiple times and multiple places.  And the question is what will President Trump do?' 

Backing down will be viewed as an opportunity for Iran to push further, she added. 

Geist, in his remarks to Fox, was critical of Blitzer, because he was 'letting her skate' one more time talking about 'integrity.' 

Going back to her 'protest' explanation for the embassy attacks, Geist pointed out that 'most protests they don't typically bring AK-47s, belt-fed machine guns, and RPGs. 

'That's somebody planning an attack and they knew it,' Geist told Hegseth.