My theory is this. The White House made a political decision to not save or attempt to save them. With the elections coming they decided that the lives of four are acceptable damage than to send in troops or anything and risk a wider engagement in a new theater. Obama and his team sacrificed Stevens at the alter of politics and his career.
Yup! They thought, “The electorate already EXPECTS periodic muzzie agitation, most of all on a 9-11 anniversary. There is a CONCEPTUAL TEMPLATE, and even if we lose 4 or even 40, well, we can weather that.
But if there are TV images of charred C-130 and helicopter fueseslages —a failed rescue attempt— then that’s Desert One all over again, and RIGHT BEFORE THE ELECTION...So...let’s cut our losses right there....”
Don’t become Jimmy Carter, Barry...”
And it was Valerie Jarrett and Axelrod who told this to Barry, and he went along with it.
There were many more than 4 dead. One reason why Obama is in coverup mode.