Thursday, September 13, 2012

REPORTS: No Live Ammo for Marines

Via Horace

An Egyptian protester throws a tear gas canister toward riot police during clashes near the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, Egypt, Sept. 13, 2012. (AP)

U.S. Marines defending the American embassy in Egypt were not permitted by the State Department to carry live ammunition, limiting their ability to respond to attacks like those this week on the U.S. consulate in Cairo.

Ambassador to Egypt Anne Patterson “did not permit U.S. Marine guards to carry live ammunition,” according to multiple reports on U.S. Marine Corps blogs spotted by Nightwatch. “She neutralized any U.S. military capability that was dedicated to preserve her life and protect the US Embassy.”

U.S. officials have yet to confirm or comment on the reports. Time magazine’s Battleland blog reported Thursday “Senior U.S. officials late Wednesday declined to discuss in detail the security at either Cairo or Benghazi, so answers may be slow in coming.”

If true, the reports indicate that Patterson shirked her obligation to protect U.S. interests, Nightwatch states.

“She did not defend U.S. sovereign territory and betrayed her oath of office,” the report states. “She neutered the Marines posted to defend the embassy, trusting the Egyptians over the Marines.”

More @ The Washington Free Beacon

9 comments:

  1. Why bother having Marines then?! Insanity...

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  2. The arrogance of that woman! Even if she didn't care if she was safe, she should have thought of those Marines who had to stand between her and who knows what. What in hell is a woman doing serving as an ambassador to a moslem (yeh, not muslim, I won't be PC)country?

    Miss Violet

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  3. Well ! I guess they've earned their Obama " Medal of Courageous Restraint ! ".Refuse to serve this cabal of criminal's ! .

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  4. The embassy in Cairo is under attack. The Ambassadress(?) will be lucky to get out alive and unmolested. In 21 countries our people are under attack.

    New International Version (©1984)
    Habakkuk 1:2
    How long, O LORD, must I call for help, but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, "Violence!" but you do not save?

    I call for the impeachment of the president and the Secretary of State. Is there no leader left in Washington but the rookie, Rand Paul? I will try to contact him tomorrow.

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  5. Pathetic.

    He's doing his best.
    http://freenorthcarolina.blogspot.com/2012/09/rand-paul-not-one-penny-more-for-libya.html

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