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Originally Posted by spence
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
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"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, I just showed you that there were soldiers in Triploi. And there were soldiers in Italy, a ONE HOUR FLIGHT FROM BENGHAZI.
"Assuming they were on the ground and ready to go (which isn't likely) "
Spence, remind me, what's your area of expertise here? The troops mobved to Italy were "rapid response" marines. Which words in the phrase "rapid response" are you struggling with.
Now, the burden is on
you. Please tell me why it wasn't possible to get forces in there before the 7+ hour battle was over.
Have fun with that.