I thought the same of Benghazi until I looked it up on a map. Read a bit of its history and while it is not NewYork-NewYork, I would not call it a craphole. It is located on quite a nice harbor... lots of access to it from the Mediterranean.....
http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/google_map_Benghazi.htm
I apologize if I may have inappropriately disparaged the quality of life in Bengazi.