Officials investigating the attacks say there is evidence the State Department wanted to maintain a low security profile at the temporary consulate - which was the public face of the U.S. presence in the city - to project an appearance of normality in U.S. dealings with Libya.
It's all about gaining space without any visible problems before our election. Sadly, the jihadis didn't think post-election presidential flexibility was worth the delay in killing Americans when we made it so easy for the jihadis to kill us.