So the guards woke up one morning and decided to leave their magazines stored away?
The Marines were ORDERED to go in soft. What don’t you understand? Babysitting was the compromise Reagan DECIDED upon between the Shultz/Weinberger infighting. Any ROE was rubber stamped from on high, Chain of Command, Presidents are ultimately responsible for that, part of their job requirement and should not be taken for granted.
So you think that president Reagan woke up one morning and told the guards to not keep a magazine in their rifle?
You repeatedly keep confusing “going in soft” the larger military operations, with having the guards at the gate not put a magazine in their rifles.
You also keep thinking that was the only problem with the Marine security.