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And The Col. was pissed! He said how he has been in a DOD or WH map room when one of those calls came in and that EVERYBODY knew what was going on and who was being informed and he said the President is located and told immediately!

I'm sure the folks at those listening stations were also fit to be tied. Reminded me instantly of Clinton's "Well, why don't they just leave the bodies" Somalia moment.

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"Reminded me instantly of Clinton's "Well, why don't they just leave the bodies" Somalia moment."

It's basically a similar situation. The Rangers asked for armored vehicles for protection, but Les Aspin and his deputies rejected the request. And again, there was a pattern of violence and hostile incidents in both cities prior to the major attacks in Mogadishu and Benghazi.