That in areas where known terrorist activity is prevalent, we should put “Muslim Sensitivities” ahead of the safety of American Diplomats
“the administration’s plan was to deploy a modest American security force and then increasingly rely on trained Libyan personnel to protect American diplomats — a policy that reflected White House apprehensions about putting combat troops on the ground as well as Libyan sensitivities about an obtrusive American security presence.”
****** White House apprehensions about putting combat troops on the ground as well as Libyan sensitivities about an obtrusive American security presence****
“The State Dept maintained the number of security personnel members at the Benghazi compound around the minimum recommended level”
NY Times – Oct 2012http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/30/world/…
Do you Agree with Left-Wing Maureen Dowd?
Maureen Dowd
New York Times
The administration’s behavior before and during the attack in Benghazi, in which four Americans died, was unworthy of the greatest power on earth.
President Obama knew he was sending diplomats and their protectors into a country that was no longer a country, a land rife with fighters affiliated with Al Qaeda.
Yet in this hottest of hot spots, the State Department’s minimum security requirements were not met, requests for more security were rejected, and contingency plans were not drawn up, despite the portentous date of 9/11 and cascading warnings from the C.I.Ahttp://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/12/opinio…