Posted on 09/13/2012 3:46:05 PM PDT by bestintxas
U.S. Marines defending the American embassy in Egypt were not permitted by the State Department to carry live ammunition, limiting their ability to respond to attacks like those this week on the U.S. consulate in Cairo.
Ambassador to Egypt Anne Patterson “did not permit U.S. Marine guards to carry live ammunition,” according to multiple reports on U.S. Marine Corps blogs spotted by Nightwatch. “She neutralized any U.S. military capability that was dedicated to preserve her life and protect the US Embassy.”
Time magazine’s Battleland blog reported Thursday that “senior U.S. officials late Wednesday declined to discuss in detail the security at either Cairo or Benghazi, so answers may be slow in coming.”
If true, the reports indicate that Patterson shirked her obligation to protect U.S. interests, Nightwatch states.
“She did not defend U.S. sovereign territory and betrayed her oath of office,” the report states. “She neutered the Marines posted to defend the embassy, trusting the Egyptians over the Marines.”
While Marines are typically relied on to defend U.S. territory abroad, such as embassies, these reports indicate that the Obama administration was relying on Egypt’s new Muslim Brotherhood-backed government to ensure American security, a move observers are questioning as violence in Cairo continues to rage.
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I really think your on to something with Gulf of Tonkin, but I think with a USS LIBERTY combo.
I was a submarine officer who recently got out two years ago. I can assure you that the pier watch, quarterdeck watch, below deck watch, etc were definately loaded.
Brett reads what’s handed to him! And speaking of Brett, I nearly puked listening to the skank from AP that he had on there this evening, lying her soul to a cinder regarding the the faux controversy the media hyped up over Romney’s statement......which, by the way, was far and away more PRESIDENTIAL than Zero’s was!
Breitbart
“the consulate where Ambassador Chris Stevens was killed was an “interim facility” with zero Marines. None. Instead, it was staffed by Libyan security officers, who according to CBS News, told Ambassador Stevens to hide in a second building, then promptly directed the Islamist mob to him. He was murdered and dragged through the streets.”
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2012/09/12/Clinton-responsible-for-security-failures-apologies
“I was a submarine officer who recently got out two years ago. I can assure you that the pier watch, quarterdeck watch, below deck watch, etc were definately loaded.”
Well, I was never on a sub. However In can tell you as an NCO in the sixties, not only did we not carry live ammunition, I to this day have never fired a 45. I could field strip one, but never fired one. I stood quarterdeck watch as well as shore patrol for three years...
“I was a submarine officer who recently got out two years ago. I can assure you that the pier watch, quarterdeck watch, below deck watch, etc were definately loaded.”
“Well, I was never on a sub. However In can tell you as an NCO in the sixties, not only did we not carry live ammunition, I to this day have never fired a 45. I could field strip one, but never fired one. I stood quarterdeck watch as well as shore patrol for three years...”
I totally believe you. It is just interesting the change in posture over the times. Even in the 90’s I heard stories similiar to yours. One sad story is that near the end of my tour on my boat one of the quarterdeck watches committed suicide right there on the pier.
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