re: #149 sagehen

I’m going to take a wild guess here….

Maybe Ahmed Abu Khattala was planning a smallish group assault anyway, because CIA substation, because 9/11, because America, because internal Libyan political reasons, etc…

When the video blew up the internet and started protests in Cairo and a dozen other countries, he adapted quickly and used that to recruit a significantly larger force than he’d have been able to muster otherwise.

It also makes good tactical sense, if the consulate and local police think it might be a protest instead of an attack they are less likely to respond with force. Extra people and civilians in the street also help as human shields/cannon fodder. I have little doubt Khattala and friends were offended by the video but they are always offended. They are terrorist and will attack western targets and their fellow Muslims with the same enthusiasm.