fortify the barn door<\/a>.<\/p>\nWhat I still want to know is: whose idea was it to tone down American consulate security to present a more welcoming, more open appearance to Mid-East locals to enhance America\u2019s image in the world? Who decided Benghazi should be a temporary facility, and an unguarded one at that?<\/p>\n
The \u201cwelcoming appearance\u201d theory of diplomacy always held the danger our diplomats could be attacked because we intentionally did not cower behind machine-gun toting Marines. But if it was the correct theory, then Benghazi was an unfortunate incident but not cause to fortify and arm up. The fact we\u2019re abandoning the theory makes it look as if we\u2019re rebuking the proponent of the theory and wasn\u2019t that . . . President Obama himself?<\/p>\n
So, the President\u2019s idea was wrong: dangerously, stupidly and perhaps even criminally so? Is that what we\u2019re saying? Cuz that\u2019s certainly what it sounds like we\u2019re saying, just not in so many words. Spell it out for me. Was Barak Obama\u2019s signature diplomatic initiative flat wrong?<\/p>\n
Joe Doakes<\/p>\n
Como Park.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
That’d be a great question for our Secretary of State.<\/p>\n
If we can ever find her.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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