New Libya thread....

[spence]

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

Spence, the guy in charge of state department security in the Mideast, said that 2 teams (either 12 or 14 guys each) were removed from the Bengazi embassy, AGAINST HIS WISHES.

24 extra trained Americans, compared to the 2 SEALs who were there?

I'm not into predicting things on a 'what if' basis. But there is an enormous difference between 2 defenders and 26 defenders.

The embassy is in Tripoli where the security teams are stationed. I believe it was one team of 16.

Also, the security team in Benghazi had more that 2 agents.

There are detailed accounts online.
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[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by spence

The embassy is in Tripoli where the security teams are stationed. I believe it was one team of 16.

Also, the security team in Benghazi had more that 2 agents.

There are detailed accounts online.
Posted from my iPhone/Mobile device

Yes there are. Here's one.

Congress to probe security flaws for Libya diplomats - CBS News

Lt Colonel Wood is in charge of embassy security in that area. A total of 22 special forces security personal were removed from the embassy in August, despite the fact that Wood asked for "more" security, not "less".

"We tried to illustrate...to show them how dangerous and how volatile and just unpredictable that whole environment was over there. So to decrease security in the face of that really is... it's just unbelievable," Wood said."

Sorry Spence. Someone really screwed this up, and that screw up quite possibly resulted in the deaths of 4 superb Americans. Worse, your hero went to great lengths to portray this incident as something other than what it was, to minimize how incompetent he would look. Obama likley isn't personally responsible for the lack of security, but he is 100% responsible for the lies that followed.

Spin that away, Spence.