Stevens & his security had to know this. So, why did they make this trip on Sept 11th of all days?
Somewhere in the midst of this mess....I think we will find that someone invited Stevens over to Benghazi, as part of a overall plan. I doubt if Stevens ever suspected he was in danger and figured that local Libyan security folks would take care of him.
They are in denial that there are such objective findings as anniversary commemorations of terrorist attacks because that is part of the discarded “war on terror” templte. Why heighten security for a figment of the imagination of deranged anti-IslamistS? It’s a replay of the way the left in this country scoffed at anti-communism.
Between early June and early August, there were at least four attacks on Western targets in Benghazi, including one on the consulate. So . . . we send our Ambassador there on the anniversary of 9-11 after receiving intelligence from the Egyptian government that unpleasantness is expected in Cairo on 9-11 and after Zawahiri releases his video calling for revenge for the death of his Libyan second in command. And our Ambassador has only locals for security - no Marines, no Blackwater.
What could possibly go wrong?
Incompetence at the highest levels of the State Department. What role did the White House play in this disaster?
I recall early reports of a planned relocation by Libyan security, but I could be mistaken. Nonetheless, it doesn’t make sense.