BBC reports US consulate in Benghazi 'did not have enough security'

[Katzndogz]

obama cut the funding for embassy security in 2009. Which is nothing compared to the cuts he will make in his second term.

 

[tinydancer]

Lol at this thread.

Desperate times call for desperate measures and the right wing nuts are some very desperate people these days.

BBC are right wing nuts? How commie are you?

 

[Bfgrn]

Hindsight is 20/20.

It appears this consulate didn't even have the basics.

. The building had none of the standard physical protections of a U.S. diplomatic mission, no armed U.S. Marines, and no deterring defensive perimeter

Obama administration warned of possible attacks, but failed to take precautions - Tucson Congress | Examiner.com

1) Read up on The 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations

2) That LIE (Obama administration warned of possible attacks) has been debunked ... by a Republican.

Representative Mike Rogers , a Michigan Republican and chairman of the House intelligence committee, told CNN there was no sign of intelligence “chatter” leading up to the Benghazi consulate attack that would have warned U.S. officials to take extra precautions. Photographer: Rich Clement/Bloomberg

Within hours of learning about the killing of the U.S. ambassador to Libya, President Barack Obama ordered tighter security at diplomatic posts around the world.

While 50 Marines were sent to Libya, even the increased military presence can’t guarantee security for U.S. personnel, according to veteran diplomats such as Richard Murphy, a former ambassador to Syria and Saudi Arabia.

“They’re not bodyguards,” Murphy said in an interview yesterday, referring to the Marines who stand guard at U.S. embassies. “Their mission is to safeguard the classified material.”

When it comes to providing security for U.S. embassies and consulates, the U.S. doesn’t have sole responsibility.

The 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations established that the host country of an embassy or consulate “is under a special duty to take all appropriate steps to protect the premises of the mission against any intrusion or damage.”

In the case of Libya’s government, Murphy said, “They were not up to the job.”

No ‘Chatter’

Security at the Libyan facilities was considered adequate, the official said.

Representative Mike Rogers, a Michigan Republican and chairman of the House intelligence committee, told CNN there was no sign of intelligence “chatter” leading up to the Benghazi consulate attack that would have warned U.S. officials to take extra precautions.

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