I think they were told to stand down because Stevens was supposed to be taken hostage.. and later traded for the Blind Shiek.
That is what a lot of people here thought at the time.
Right before that there was talk of releasing the Blind Sheikh...then it mysteriously all went away after Benghazi.
> I think they were told to stand down because Stevens was supposed to be taken hostage.. and later traded for the Blind Shiek.
You may be right. I’ve heard that come up many times in the last few months.