[no-to-illegals]

the fact that we could not depend on the host government to provide the needed protection

My agreement ... somewhere back around the beginning of Egypt's ruckus, I was for and am still for leaving the entire area and pulling all money from them and forcing them to fend for themselves. We eventually will have to return but let them kill each other for a while before they eventually get back around to us ... is my theory. So therefore ... we are in greater agreement the more we type.

[kabar]

I served over 21 years at 7 different US Embassies. The Regional Security Officers worked for me. The host government is ultimately responsible for providing for our security. We can buy time thru good physical security and the MSGs, but the host government must be relied upon to come to our aid.

From the documents I have read along with published reports, it was apparent that the host government was incapable of providing the requisite security support. It was acknowledged long before the attack. We should not have been there.

Egypt is another matter. They did and could provide security when requested.