[rlmorel]

I agree with much of what you said, but this was an attack on American territory, wasn’t it?

That was a real question, by the way. I assume we still regard the consulate in a foreign country as American soil, but that might be “outdated” thinking.

[Jim Noble]

I agree with much of what you said, but this was an attack on American territory, wasn’t it?

Perhaps.

I don't think territoriality applies to the person of an ambassador (but I could be wrong).

The "consulate" was not a consulate, but a rented home being used for unknown purposes by unknown individuals. It was referred to by the State Department as "U.S. Special Mission Benghazi". It was drafted as a meeting place for Amb. Stevens to meet a Turkish official, again for unknown purposes.

There was a plan for HRC to travel to Benghazi after the election to OPEN a consulate, but of course that never happened.

So, whether the "U.S. Special Mission Benghazi" was U.S. territory or not is above my pay grade. But my point stands, a decision to send unbriefed US forces into unplanned urban combat is discretionary, not mandatory, and it's impossible to turn the decision not to do so into a crime.