Were US Troops & Support In Position To Aid Benghazi? No? Why?

1LT Sandy Annala Although I agree we should have military assets positioned to be available to respond wherever we have Americans assigned, the fact is that it is probably impossible to realistically accomplish that in a manner that guarantees the "quick response" necessary in situations like Benghazi. That certainly does not mean that assets should not have been immediately launched. Nobody knew if they would get there in time to make a difference or not, as nobody knew how long the situation would last or if there would be follow-on attacks, etc. As I stated in another post about this subject, to not send forces immediately was gross dereliction of duty and is akin to the police refusing to respond to a report of an armed robbery or rape in progress because it was likely it would have ended before they arrived on the scene. Pure and complete BS.

"Established in 1987, FAST companies provide a limited-duration, expeditionary security force to protect vital naval and national assets. FAST maintains forward-deployed platoons at various naval commands around the globe, and possesses U.S.-based alert forces capable of rapidly responding to unforeseen contingencies worldwide. Each FAST company is equipped and trains with some of the most state-of-the-art weaponry and currently consists of around 500 Marines." The is a FAST company in Rota Spain so I call BS!

He who defends all defends nothing.

Sun Tzu.