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So what was issued in the way of protection? Did our guardians have rubber bullets or beebees? Maybe they threw rocks and called them dirty names. Absolutely abominal what our WH and dept. of defense are issuing in defense of our citizens. Yet, the Fast and Furious escapade was blessed with live guns and ammo. Where is our Congress and why is BO getting away with his antics and lack of defense? Where are our protectors???
How could this have been allowed to happen? Infuriating:
The consulate where the American ambassador to Libya was killed on Tuesday is an “interim facility” not protected by the contingent of Marines that safeguards embassies, POLITICO has learned. Ambassador Chris Stevens was killed with three other Americans in an attack on the U.S. consulate in the city of Benghazi, where Libyan rebels ousted strongman Moammar Qadhafi last year. Marine Corps spokeswoman Capt. Kendra Motz said that Marines were not posted to the consulate, unlike the embassy in the capital, Tripoli. A defense official told POLITICO...
from the Marine Corps congressional liaison, Major Alex Cross:
The Ambassador did not impose restrictions on weapons or weapons status on the Marine Corps Embassy Security Group (MCESG) detachment. The MCESG Marines in Cairo were allowed to have live ammunition in their weapons. The Ambassador and Regional Security Officer have been completely and appropriately engaged with the security situation. Reports of Marines not being able to have their weapons loaded per direction from the Ambassador are not accurate.