Why did Stevens turn down more protection for Benghazi??

[Claudette]

Ambassador Stevens pleaded again and again for MORE reinforcements, not less. Cables he had sent, with his own signature on them, are being examined now in Congress.

A few "anonymous" sources coming out eight months later and making vague accusations otherwise, don't hold much water.

Anonymous sources huh??

Shit. That could be Jarrett and Holder. Thats two right??

No wonder they remain anonymous.

 

[BlindBoo]

One person familiar with the events said Stevens might have rejected the offers because there was an understanding within the State Department that officials in Libya ought not to request more security, in part because of concerns about the political fallout of seeking a larger military presence in a country that was still being touted as a foreign policy success.

“The embassy was told through back channels to not make direct requests for security,” an official familiar with the case, who agreed to discuss the case only anonymously because of the sensitivity of the subject, told McClatchy.

Still, the offer from Ham provided Stevens with a chance to plead for more assistance, an opportunity he apparently did not seize.

Read more here: Ambassador Stevens twice said no to military offers of more security, U.S. officials say | McClatchy


Traditionally, State Department officials have depended on the State Department’s own Diplomatic Security Service, local police and military forces and security contractors to secure embassies around the world. U.S. military personnel at embassies consist usually of Marines whose job it is to guard the perimeter of a compound and to protect classified documents and equipment inside. It is rare that U.S. forces would be called upon to guard embassy personnel traveling outside embassy grounds.

Any increase in U.S. military force would have required State Department approval. It’s unknown if Stevens might have passed along Ham’s offer to the State Department and been turned down, or whether he believed that the security team Ham offered would not provide the kind of security he needed.

Officials familiar with the exchanges between Ham and Stevens said they did not know whether Ham offered any other support than the security team.

“It was a brief conversation,” the defense official said.

 

[BlindBoo]

Lets see if we can get the two anonymous government officials to testify under oath on this.

Why not ask the General?

 

[Spoonman]

Report: Officials say Stevens turned down extra Benghazi security

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U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens, who died with three other Americans in last year’s attack in Benghazi, Libya, turned down offers of additional security from military personnel on two occasions, according to a report released late Tuesday from McClatchy newspapers.
The report cites two anonymous government officials who said “the senior U.S. military official in the region” twice approached Stevens with the offer, and Stevens twice declined. The report does not say why Stevens would have declined the offer.

Read more: Report: Officials say Stevens turned down extra Benghazi security - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room
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Why is FOX not covering this???

idk? why did gabby giffords turn down security for her appearance? why did the parents of sandy hook turn down more protection for their schools going forward?