If it was a spontaneous demonstration in which people were dying, the military would not have been averse to helping out.
However, if they knew if was an act of war with RPG's, mortars, etc. and thus were worried about going in it shows they knew it was not just a "demonstration".
They're either lying or cowards.
They're either lying or cowards.At the risk of putting too fine a point on this -- they are lying. They may or may not be cowards. And, they are hoping that for the next week they can allow us to vent along the classic and well worn hawk versus dove battle lines. They are happy to let all who are focused on Benghazi do just that for one more week. What I am saying is that if we focus our debating energy on them being cowards, we will miss the wide open flank they have left on what all would agree on is that they lied. They are hoping no one will put two and two together.