WAS IT THE VIDEO?

Was it the video?  Maybe.  We've seen those folks go nutty before...over a cartoon.

What else is in the news that might suggest otherwise?

We keep hearing that video narrative repeated while the facts that trickle in tell another story.  Intelligence says the assassination of the four State Department officials was a coordinated assault.  It happened on the 9/11 anniversary for maximum message...it was a force of 400 strong who knew exactly where the safe house was...strange reports came back about what happened to the ambassador before he ended up at the hospital...and their meticulously precise strikes with overpowering weapons were professional.  All those details declare that they were not just youth from the streets being utilized by a puppetmaster or a protest that grew into aggression.

Then there were the Libyan guards who had guns with no bullets.  That would explain why they melted away when the shooting began.  Why?  It was a directive from the State Department apparently.  Maybe they were afraid Libyans would shoot them like Afghans are doing.  But it does explain why the Cairo embassy held while the Libyan one didn't.

Marines.  God bless 'em.  We've sent in 50 and that sure doesn't sound like many.  My question is what yours probably is...why weren't there Marines in any kind of security perimeter?  Especially on 9/11?  Why weren't they summoned when the trouble started?

And the chanting.  Have you heard the crowds saying "we are THOUSANDS of Osamas, Obama!"  They personally taunt President Obama.  Maybe they are responding to the 21 times Osama was spiked at the convention.  Or maybe they're mad because of the drone strike that killed AlQaida's #2 guy in Yemen a couple of weeks ago.  Who knows.

The bottom line?  Can we please stop talking about the video?  That was just a useful strawdog within reach for them. THIS IS BIGGER.

And can we stop attacking Romney?  He's not the enemy.  He's giving us an alternate view of foreign policy that he thinks works better.  We will need to know that information in 51 days.

Benghazi was the volley for a worldwide revolt which clearly is NOT impressed with our apologies.  The last thing they are...is appeased.  BHO expected them to fawn when they realized he was their friend.  LINK   That hasn't happened.  Bullies never are effectively dealt with in a conciliatory approach.

It's peace through strength.  Do not send Eric Holder over to arrest these people.  Americans should read these two links and weep.   LINK    LINK