A plane was sent and the soldiers on the flight were ordered into and out of their uniforms a 1/2 dozen times during the flight over concern that it would be perceived as an American invasion.
Benghazi (IMO) was more about incompetence and keeping the administration from looking bad. Amb. Stevens was in Benghazi prepping for a Hillary victory lap in November.
The above poster is correct in pointing out that Khadaffi loyalists got the Americans out of Benghazi and Libya.
Okay, got it mixed up a little. I can see them being ordered out of uniform for political reasons, but why back and forth? Who the hell gave such an order? They were from Tripoli, correct? The 2 or 3 that gave interviews said the CIA Annex director told them no air support was coming from Aviano due to re-fueling needs over the Med.
So, the RRT took a flight from Tripoli to some Benghazi airstrip and proceeded in vehicles just as Kaddafi's loyalists were escorting the Americans out the Annex gate? Do I have that correct?
My memory is vague because I've seen the interviews, the movie, but never read the book. Plus, I'm an old fart, and this Afghaniscrap debacle and now Biteme's mandate for vaccines or weekly tests takes up what brain cells I have left.