[junta]

What gets me is why there is no Marine task force in the Med. But then again the muzsymp Obama probably has the Marines doing social work somewhere else.

[fini]

There is a Marine Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU= a reinforced infantry Bn + a squadron of helicopters)in the Med. There has been one there since at least the 1950s. If I was a betting man, I would bet that the ships are heading towards there now. Why they are not securing the compound- I don't know. A MEU secured the embassy in Liberia in the early 1990s and after the dust settled the FAST Marines came in.

Having said that, the Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team (FAST) Marines are specifically trained to secure embassies and the 50 man number is a basic unit for this type of mission. It would not surprise me that the FAST is flying in on MEU helicopter's and the MEU remain off the coast as reinforcement/support.

[A.A. Cunningham]

What gets me is why there is no Marine task force(sic) in the Med.

You've apparently forgotten about the 24th MEU.