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That is obvious as is leaving the Embassy open after every other country left. That said, we had enough firepower to disperse that crowd in the area. Many reports initially said we had a C-130 circling and is why Thomas? was painting the targets.

Benghazi was a diplomatic mission. Our embassy was in Tripoli.

The only aircraft over Benghazi was an unmanned drone, which was replaced with another one after the first one went low on fuel. There was no C-130 circling over Benghazi. Supposedly, none were available. We need more info on what assets were available. I wonder why just Aviano AFB was cited as a possible supplier of air support. I thought we had some assets available in Kuwait and perhaps Saudi Arabia.

The bottom line is we had the forces and need to know who told them to stand down?

I agree forces should have been sent regardless. We had no way of knowing how long the attack would last. We had wounded and dead plus over 30 people on the ground awaiting evacuation from Benghazi.

The key is no one is asking what NATO assets were available . Per sources two bases within 450 miles had forces that could have responded .

It is also know that F-16s from Italy had the range and could have been on station in under 2 hours. Remember no one asked for flyover rights that day. The drone had clearance only because it was asked for prior to the attack.

I know it was a mission and Hicks was at the Embassy in Tripoli with the Seals wanting to go help a half hour away. Canada had closed their Tripoli Embassy a month earlier and we left ours open and why we would send an Ambassador to Benghazi defies logic.

This was manslaughter and no different from leaving the gate open on a lion’s den. You know what the possibilities of death are and not only do you ignore them, you don’t send help. Who made the Stand Down order?

Then you don’t ask Hicks or the people on the ground what happened and make up a lame excuse? They are so lucky they are Party members like the old Soviet Guard or they would be gone.