Trey Gowdy blundered badly when he did not subpoena the Commander of the 6th Fleet. There is little doubt the 6th Fleet was monitoring the situation in Benghazi and a competent commander was steaming assets at flank speed toward it. No doubt a strike force of on board Marines and Seals were ready to go. Who ordered them to stand down and why is the huge unanswered question.
Not so sure it was a 'blunder'.
Good point, but what you describe doesn’t sound like a blunder, or even an oversight to me.
Willful neglect? Is that the correct term?
Using the phrase “stand down” is misleading. The phrase has a specific military meaning which does not appear to have applied here. The forces were told not to go...not told to stand down.