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I am more concerned about holding the Obama administration accountable for the safety of our personnel than offending alleged religious sensibilities. Why are our personnel being placed in “interim” facilities that lack the proper security, especially in a place like Benghazi that had experienced attacks this summer against the UK ambassador, the Tunisian embassy, the Red Cross, and an IED at the front of our consulate? The British closed their consulate in Benghazi after the attack on their ambassador whose convoy was hit by rockets while visiting Benghazi. Why did it take five hours for the Libyan government to end this attack?

Why did the Egyptian government allow the mob to breech our Embassy walls, tear down our flag, and write graffiti on the perimeter walls? Hopefully, Romney and the Reps will be working on getting answers to these questions, which affect the safety of our personnel who didn’t deserve to be placed in such a position. Blaming an Internet video for what happened ignores the reality of the threat we face at home and abroad.

The video, an exercise in free speech, did not cause the death of our colleagues. The people who perpetrated this horrendous act did and should be held responsible. In no way should we lend any credence or justification to their reaction, feigned or otherwise.

What I have found particularly disturbing is the role of the US Government in actively trying to suppress this video putting pressure on private citizens and corporations. The government has asked YouTube to remove the video; the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has contacted a private citizen to urge dropping support for the video; and now federal probation officers have called in a filmmaker linked to the video for an "interview." This kind of pressure goes far beyond opposing the video or disassociating the USG from it. We are caving in to the demands of the very people who attacked our diplomatic missions and killed our people. It sets a terrible precedent.

Its more like what would happen if you are a muslim sympathizer and grew up in a muslim background/environment and then became President.