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Originally Posted by Boreas
There's another possibility, of course. If the Administration had come out with the information that the attack in Libya was perpetrated by terrorist militia groups rather than just an extremely unruly mob it would have had the effect of revealing any intelligence (and the possible sources for it) we might have had and also compromised any possible military response.
This is completely the product of my own imagination but it's very plausible.
John
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I don't agree. The information observed by the media and eye-witness reports about the arms and tactics that were used suggested strongly the probability that it was more than just an unruly mob in Benghazi. The initial news reports that day reported that RPG's and machine guns were used. Not exactly every day apparel for the average unruly mob.
Later that day, the ambush was reported at the safe house in Benghazi. A
safe house. The location of a safe house is not information that an unruly mob would typically have access to. Also, you need to plan an ambush. Mobs don't typically come together with advanced planning including military tactics and logistics.
No, this fish was stinking from day one.