The USMC generals were LTs when the so-called Marine Corps barracks in Beirut was blown up, by a truck driver who ran over unarmed (no mags in rifles) guards.
This is even worse. The state dept would rather have dead Marines and ambassadors, then risk a “flap” not under their direct control.
Better that people die, than that loss of control.
” The state dept would rather have dead Marines and ambassadors, then risk a “flap” not under their direct control.”
This much is clear.