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.
I’d have to look at my notes but I was under the impression that it came from outside of Libya but don’t recall the source off hand.
My understanding on the changing in and out was because the Odumbo admin was a bunch of idiots who couldn’t make up their mind.
The Khadaffi loyalists owned and operated the planes out of Benghazi & Libya.
The 17th Feb was part of the problem. The American’s couldn’t differentiate between friend or foe and were engaged by the Odumbo admin as a cost saving measure. If the complex had been staffed by Americans, the attacks would have probably been repelled earlier.
It’s also my understanding that to conduct a mortar attack is fairly complicated and requires extensive training. The only reason the shelling stopped was that their leader was in the complex and ordered it stopped otherwise there may have been more loss of life.