I have a hard time believing this Rod.
But let me gather my thoughts.
It’s not that I don’t think that gang is capable of arranging a death for political purposes.
I just don’t think they would attempted such a thing during an election year. Too many things could go wrong and, as is always with these things, you get more than one person involved in conspiracy like this it will not remain secret forever, that’s just how it goes.
I think you are looking at what, I would guess, from the beginning looked like a tame thing to the WH/State Department.
I think the natives got restless outside the embassy and it was reported as same, routine. The memos made it where they were supposed to go but it was yawn time.
At some point all hell broke out and I just think everybody got it wrong. Everybody.
The State Dept kept saying to be patient, Humador’s calling her Muslim contacts, she’ll get somebody to settle it down. Preezie would be able to go to Las Vegas in the morn, no sweat.
The CIA was reporting I supppose, the army guys. Everybody doing their job, nobody much paying attention.
Then the calls came in. This agency was reporting that, some army group wants to know if they should go in, the drone operator wants to know if guns should be fired. Reports that the Seal contractors were going to save the day came in so they waited. Nope, don’t bother that air base in Italy, we’re good.
Meanwhile Jarrett and Axelrod are bending preezie’s ear, dear Lord we don’t need this, a terror attack two weeks before the election, Al Queda doing it, no less. Oh no this will cost the election, what can we do?
Humidor comes up with the video thing, she gets out the word to give all the rioters five bucks to come run the streets like they do to scare Americans.
This gets rigged up, Rice will speak to the TV; technically she represents the UN. Somebody calls up all the Muslim types and they say why not issue a big apology, something make our people respect us? Muslim Brotherhood being all new to the reins of power and a good word or two, America on her news for insulting the Propher Muhummad. Might be worth one of those big dumps of debit cards without bother of identity to the Obama campaign now that you mention.
Talk about your “perfect storm”. Man I got this story, the MOVIE, all written in my head. It’s a BEST SELLER!
It was the Perfect Storm of Inmates Running the Asylum is my contention and, I shall end your boredom, as it always, always, always goes....
....THE COVER UP WILL DO THEM IN!!!
The excuse for not giving Stevens security, especially since he was on a known terrorist hit list, is weak at best. The excuse being that the regime wanted a lower profile and were going to use locals for security. Pretty weak IMHO.IT's difficult as you say to tell what part was planned and what part just fell into place and became not necessarily what the regime was looking for but events evolving.
Bottom line there are few excuses for not giving him the security he requested and even fewer for not sending in help when they requested it during the attack.
What the actual planning was we may never know as you say.