[knarf]

Begs the question ...

WHY then was it attacked?

Were the locals not getting the arms ?

[Ohioan]

The preceding question should be this: Why, if we had so many counter-intelligence operatives on the scene, did we not know for certain that special forces were needed to preserve the lives at our consulate?

Unless these CIA operatives were on some unholy special mission--and we can speculate on what that might be, but let's hold off for the moment--it is inconceivable that so many could have been in the dark about what was coming--even after the thugs started gathering!

William Flax

[Calvin Locke]

The story making the rounds at the time, as other have said, was that the CIA was tracking down the shoulder-fired SAMs, and Stevens was involved in the project.

The rest-of-the-story is that Stevens was setup to be taken hostage by BHO (& knowingly HRC?) in order to give BHO a politically expedient reason to release the blind-sheik to Morsi in exchange for Stevens.

If you'll remember, Morsi called on BHO to release the blind sheik on "humanitarian" grounds, but it was too close to the election.

[Count of Monte Fisto]

Begs the question ...WHY then was it attacked?

To eliminate the witnesses and destroy the evidence.