It was to be the foundation for Hillary's Presidential Campaign.
It was her campaign staff's idea, which is why it turned out in death and destruction.
The Obama/Jarrett/Chicago/Muslim Brotherhood Machine wanted Libya and so they let her (and four Americans) twist in the wind.
We should never have diplomatic posts where the host government cannot protect us. I say that having served 28 years in the Foreign Service, including being in Iran when our Embassy was overrun the first time on Feb 14, 1979.