Why didn’t Ambassador Chris Stevens get the security he requested?
The ambassador to Libya and the State Department didn’t make Benghazi security a very high priority.
Oct 22, 2015
https://www.vox.com/2018/11/20/17996140/why-didnt-ambassador-chris-stevens-get-the-security-he-requested
Three reasons, basically: bureaucratic confusion, the mission’s unique legal status, and the murky nature of the intelligence warning of potential threats.
After the attack on the mission, the State Department convened an Accountability Review Board to identify what went wrong with security. Its final report faulted”systemic failures and leadership and management deficiencies at senior levels” for the inadequate security at the mission.
One major cause of those deficiencies was that no one was quite sure who was in charge of the mission’s security. Two State Department bureaus, Diplomatic Security and Near Eastern Affairs, had nominal authority. However, there were no clear lines of responsibility; no person or bureau had point on Benghazi security. So while both bureaus made piecemeal improvements to the mission’s security, they didn’t add up to enough to make a real difference.
----
There were schmucks in charge at the State Dept. back then: was there a 3 AM phone call to Hillary?
There are schmucks in charge now: Hello, Blinken? Kabul Embassy called, left a message?
It's been pointed out that many of the same people who screwed up in previous Democratic administrations have been brought back to screw up in the Biden administration.
