I agree Lindsey’s questions were out of place in a hearing for the Sec.of Defense nominee. Those decisions aren’t in the Pentagon’s area of responsibility. Graham and McCain do seem to want to be hard-nosed and aggressive on every foreign policy issue. Not good when it’s just a default reaction.
But I say move the embassy if it can be put among many government buildings and not be an easy target for terrorists.
There are actually two reasons for the ongoing refusal of U.S. presidents to authorize the relocation under that law:
1. Congress had no authority to mandate such a thing in the first place.
2. The U.S. government has a long-standing policy of keeping U.S. embassies out of disputed areas.