[TigersEye]

It really doesn’t make any difference how close or far away our assets are from a firefight if no one gives them an order to act.

[Marine_Uncle]

RE: "It really doesn’t make any difference how close or far away our assets are from a firefight if no one gives them an order to act."

Agree in full. I think if this had happened say under the prior administration, we would at least had rotary assets from say Malta fields scrambled and on site within an hour and a half. Which could have made a big difference based on the time line we are seeing.
This administration royally screwed the pooch on a number of things to say the least. Hopefully by the end of Issa's investigation, we shall see some bi-partisan efforts to see who's heads should roll.