As early as 2009, GAO reported security issues at embassies

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how do you know the us gvt did nothing since this 2009 report? It seems that they must have done something, because attacks on our embassies went way way down the past 4 years?

Here were the embassy attacks and deaths during the 8 years previous to President Obama and there were 12 attacks on usa diplomatic facilities: (last number is deaths)


22 January 2002 Calcutta Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami gunmen attack Consulate 5

14 June 2002 Karachi al-Qaeda truck bomb detonates outside Consulate (more details) 12

12 October 2002 Denpasar Consular Office bombed by Jemaah
Islamiyah as part of the Bali bombings none

28 February 2003 Islamabad Unknown gunmen attack Embassy 2

30 June 2004 Tashkent Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan suicide bomber attacks Embassy 2

6 December 2004 Jeddah al-Qaeda gunmen raid diplomatic compound 9

2 March 2006 Karachi Car bomb explodes outside Embassy unknown 2

12 September 2006 Damascus Gunmen raid US Embassy 4

12 January 2007 Athens RPG Fired at Embassy by Revolutionary Struggle none

18 March 2008 Sana'a Mortar attack against US Embassy 2

9 July 2008 Istanbul Armed attack against Consulate (more details) 6

17 September 2008 Sana'a Two car bombs outside US embassy in Yemeni capital 16

The last number after each one of those attacks were the deaths that occurred due to the attacks. I think the GAO report in 2009 was reporting on the 'previous years of weaknesses' and how we could improve....as mentioned, I don't know if our gvt took action on the report, but it appears that they did to have only 2 attacks in 4 years vs an average of 6 attacks every 4 years that we were trending.

First, let's clear up a misunderstanding. I did not say they did nothing after the report. Here is exactly what I said...

Apparently, they didn't feel the need to do a full review.

Now that we've got your mistake corrected, I'll say this. I do not know if they did anything or not to address security issues. Is it possible? Sure, anything is possible.

I simply said that as early as 2009, the GAO reported concerns over security, and that according to the GAO, the administration did not feel the need to do a full review of the situation.

Take that as you wish.

2009 United States Yemen, attack on Embassy
2010 United States, Baghdad, Iraq attack on Embassy, Green Zone [3]
2010 United States Peshawar, Pakistan attack on Consulate[2]
2010 United States Yemen, attack on Embassy vehicle
2011 United States Damascus, Syria 2011 Syrian uprising[4]
2011 United States Kabul, Afghanistan 2011 Kabul Attacks[5]
2011 United States Ciudad Juarez, Mexico March[3]
2011 United States Nuevo Laredo, Mexico Consulate bombed April
2011 United States Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina [6]
2012 United States Abuja, Nigeria Embassy attack Mar
2012 United States Peshawar, Pakistan attack on Consulate Sept 2[4]
2012 United States Cairo, Egypt 2012 attack on the American Embassy in Egypt
2012 United States Benghazi, Libya 2012 U.S. Consulate attack in Benghazi
2012 United States Sanaa, Yemen 2012 attack on the American Embassy in Yemen
2012 United States Tunis, Tunisia 2012 U.S. Embassy attack in Tunis[4]
2012 United States Sudan 2012 U.S. Embassy attack Khartoum

(many of which were not listed on wiki)