That is probably the reason
As I posted Panneta admitted the terrorists had the resources to take down any rescue attempts
Just the thoughts of all so missiles in their hands is scary as hell
Not an airliner in the world is safe
All because We Came We Saw He died
and the Arab Spring
Things just get worse and worse
Not an airliner in the world is safe
All because We Came We Saw He died and the Arab Spring
Things just get worse and worse
Yup. I can't disagree with you on that.
However, we (the US) have lots of options and capabilities outside of air strikes. Granted that I don't think we could have done anything (except for more security in the 1st place!) to save the Ambassador or Sean Smith. But that Annex is another matter, entirely.
I'd still like to hear someone who knows our capabilities better than I, comment. As has been pointed out, we had what local security forces there are, and most of the local population on our side, or at least not actively against us.
BTW, one Libyan official referred to the annex as being at a "farm". Does anyone know if it actually was in a rural or semi-rural area?