re: #64 erik_t

I ask again: Do you think that an egregious intelligence failure is the only explanation for a successful attack on an American embassy?

I don’t think so. Some attacks can’t be avoided and not every attack can be detected before hand but the situation in Benghazi seems like it was very dangerous. If the State Dept or Other Government Agencies couldn’t provide the security required for a visit from the ambassador a station officer should have called off the visit. This situation didn’t have to happen and steps should be taken to prevent this sort of thing happening in the future.