Maybe Obama had planned to have the ambassador kidnapped and then exchanged for the blind sheik. The Navy Seals protected the ambassador and the exchange never happened.
Maybe he was going to exchange the blind sheak for the ambassador pluss all the thousands of weapons that were being sent to Syria and somehow went missing.
Maybe, maybe not.
Maybe Obama was in a “Fast and Furious” mood to trade small arms for stolen Libyan Missiles that were in the possession of Ansar al-Sharia?
Maybe the CIA wanted the militants from Ansar al-Sharia to keep the shipping of Missiles to Syrian from becoming public knowledge, and thus told their CIA personnel to stand down?
The blind Sheik as a news topic would not enhance Obama’s appeal in New York City, so I doubt that Axelrod or Jarrett would try that months before the election.
BTW, Obama’s Foreign Policy of “Lying from Behind,” did not survive the Benghazi Stress Test. You can Bank on it - - - .