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Originally Posted by August
Nobody is asking for a Parachute Infantry Regiment Joe but a Marine security detail in a country with little or no central government with a terrorist presence on the anniversary of 9-11 is not too much to ask for or expect to have.
You might get away with it in New Jersey but this is Benghazi. Common sense dictates that you don't leave your ambassador unguarded which is exactly what happened.
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yes you have a point, August, and with regards to that particular country, I guess you are right. But I think there are thousands of points in the world at large where a hit on a diplomat could have been made.
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