Embassy personnel hang their asses out over the line and they look to the Flag as their protection and salvation in hostile surroundings. Can you imagine their horror at reading that we are sending apologies to the savage mob as our embassy burns and our flag is trampled underfoot?
“Embassy personnel hang their asses out over the line and they look to the Flag”
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For however it helps, most Embassy and consulate personnel
are citizens of the host country.
There are relatively few US citizens working in them.
“Before Tuesday, five U.S. ambassadors had been killed in the line of duty, the last being Adolph Dubs in Afghanistan in 1979, “