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Old 10-25-2012, 08:39 PM   #32
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If we can't respond anywhere in the world within 7 hours we might as well just give up.
Not until we perfect the Heisenberg compensator.

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The real problem here is that with 2 previous attacks on the consulate and the request for more security being denied, there should have been a contigency plan in place if it was attacked. Complete failure.
As we've discussed, there's certainly a decision here to investigate but the actual security requests that were made wouldn't have likely made a difference.

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A low flying F18 alone would have scattered them, let alone a few well placed rockets obtaining targets from the overhead drone.
Think of what you're saying here. The US invades a sovereign and mostly friendly country and fires rockets that likely have a high chance of collateral damage and perhaps little impact on the safety of those who may or may not even still be alive.

This isn't that black and white.

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