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Originally Posted by justplugit
An anti-terrorism marine group from Rota Spain. They were dispatced AFTER the fight was over.
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Yes, immediately after it was over. This was public information the day after the attack.
Are you suggesting they were able to mobilize and deploy to Benghazi within hours?
A quick Google shows it's about 2000 miles line of site between Rota and Benghazi. Assuming they were on the ground and ready to go (which isn't likely) once word of attack came out you're still talking many hours of transport time and I'd assume several refueling stops. In other words they wouldn't have been there in time to do anything anyway.
Hence my earlier remark that had military troops been able to respond immediately they would have likely been sent. I still have not seen anything that indicates this was an option.
-spence