No, not laughing at that, I didn’t mean Stevens, but the protection force. The muzz would see them as collateral and would have no desire to avoid killing them. In fact, that was part of the battle plan, kill as many protectors / others as possible.
In Bret Bair’s report, he said the first thing they did was come up to the Libyan guards at the gate and ask where Stevens was and they told them in the main residence.
Then it was all clear to attack the other buildings to keep them pinned down - which was exactly what was done.
It sounded like an inside job. The attackers did not have equipment to get through the safe haven door, they simply tried to smoke Stevens out. If someone sets a house on fire - everybody comes out.
I thought about this: not telling Stevens anything ensured that he would never give up the ruse. If he had been taken hostage and then “rescued”, he would always believe that it was real.
If that's what you meant then it bears no relationship to what I was saying.
I have heard it said that the two Seals weren’t assigned there but came to help defend the consulate. If that is the case, and there was only supposed to be Stevens and two others (one escaped through a window, I understand), then the betrayal of encountering opposition may have played a part in the death of Stevens.