We might be rushing to judgment here.
Note that the mob later found the Ambassador, then took him to the hospital,..doctors worked to revive him for reportedly 90 minutes around 1am local time, but nobody recognized him as the Ambassador until reported to US folks about dawn local time.
If there objective had been to kill the Ambassador and leave no survivors, far more violent behavior would have been observed and he wouldn't have been taken to the hospital. Guards who had shot on the initial attackers were wounded but not slaughtered.
In regards to the ex-SEALs, the watch officer normally when speaking to elite individuals wouldn't remove them from the scene, even if he had parallel friendlies en route. Instead, they would typically be told to observe or lend a helping hand as a sniper to reinforce the other friendlies. IOW, they are known to be capable of operating independently and are valuable resources, especially for eyes on target, to verify other reports.
IMHO, the limited number of fires in the morning ceasing after they had been eliminated, and their being told to stand down, vice render supporting verification, indicates they might have been targeted as witnesses by friendlies, rather than as collateral damage.
“IMHO, the limited number of fires in the morning ceasing after they had been eliminated, and their being told to stand down, vice render supporting verification, indicates they might have been targeted as witnesses by friendlies, rather than as collateral damage.”
I’m sorry, I did not understand that sentence.
I’ve heard from a very reliable source that the Ambassador was raped with a bayonet. I’m hoping that happened AFTER they killed him. I’ve also heard he may have actually died of smoke inhalation.