Remember Benghazi - Especially the lies - Center for Security Policy

Eleven years ago this morning I watched the dark blue and grey waters of the West African coastline illuminate with the morning sun. Our team of Marines from 3d Force Recon Company were training naval commandos of a partner nation as part of a “Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force” (SPMAGTF) on the African continent. What began as a normal training day quickly changed when one of our temporary guests – a U.S. Army veteran infantryman turned American Legion war correspondent – came to me with the news that “something bad was happening in Libya.”