What's your take on the Benghazi incident?

Let me preface. I've served in an Embassy and worked with Ambassadors. They are a diverse bunch. Some of the younger career foreign service officers always wanted to get "dust on their boots" so they could have some State creds. The older guys were more circumspect. We've had Ambassadors over rule their Security Officers and prohibit them from carrying weapons. One such Ambassador in Yemen some years ago was on a domestic flight that got hijacked - her detail overcame the hijacker. I share this because this Ambassador is the President's direct Rep in that country. He didn't have to call Hillary -- it was a fluid and dynamic situation and he was expected to use his best judgment. He always could have stayed exactly where he was. He didn't. He was the senior guy. He had military briefings, DIA & CIA briefings and access to real-time best intelligence and information. Nobody could overrule him on his patch and in the "fog of war."He just flat screwed up. He went out and was ill-prepared, as was his team and that lack of preparation got them all killed and that is a great pity. This "investigation" is just political crap.

If one has not worked or been assigned or attached to a US Embassy for duty, then those questioning the aftermath of the Bengazi event have zero credentials in the matter.

Front and Center was Rep Trey Gowdy questioning the organization in direct contact with the Bengazi event. It is clear that Rep Gowdy has zero credentials in the matter, but he is an elected official. How much American taxpayer money went to present this media platform? My guess, a couple of million USD $$. I could find more efficient ways and means to spend taxpayer money.

Why is it that the national GOP principles state that smaller government is better when in fact the elected officials become adamant in the pursuit of their own agenda, hence spend money on how Americans ended up dead at Bengazi?

My take:

The US Ambassador led from the front by taking a high risk movement to the Bengazi consulate. Everyone with him also knew the risks. They took it and the enemy was waiting for them.

Where was the Calvary? One would ask.

On the Libya side? There was none.
On the US side?

US Marines are the selected branch of service that provide security for the US Ambassador and other State Department personnel....on US soil...US Embassy grounds. Once you are off the compound, it is a whole different world.

There are other branches of services to complement the security needs. On this particular day, the US Ambassador, acting as the Chief of the Mission and ranking US Foreign Service Officer and US Diplomat made his choice and had full confidence in his team and his support staff.

My take:

The US Ambassador did the most righteous and most diplomatic movement to Bengazi. He came in peace without American military might. His vision, strategy and execution of foreign action boggles those who have questions and have never worked at a US Embassy.

Let us honor those fallen and move on.

For those like Rep Gowdy who have questions, my answer is... become a foreign service officer and get out there...front and center. Please don't drag US diplomacy in the mud.

Something was going on the government didn't want to talk about when the attack happened.