re: #54 gwangung

It’s 1680km between Aviano, Italy (where there’s a USAF base) and Benghazi, versus the ~650km between Benghazi and Tripoli where the main embassy and DS was located.

Isn’t this the key point? The one that derpers are ignoring?

You don’t withdraw forces from one area and leaving it uncovered…you draw from reserves. And you had a LOT of territory to cover, even under heightened alert.

And that is assuming you had forces capable of mounting a rescue operation staged at that base.