Name:   Talullahhound - Subject:   13 Hours - Benghazi Movie Date:   1/25/2016 11:40:21 AM

What I couldn't figure out is why Stevens went there to start with, with only two personal security guards.  If they knew it was very danagerous, why put himself at risk like that?

I know it is up to the host nation to provide security to the diplomatic posts, but it seems to me illogical that they wouldn't realize at the first sign of trouble that that those guards would just walk away. 

My take away was why the heck were we there in the first place.  If every other country had closed their embassies and left due to the instability, why did we stay?  I have heard that the State Department relied very heavily on the judgement of the Ambassador, and in this case, his optimism turned out to be unwarrented and deadly.