Bill Boyl: Hitchhiking to Benghazi 2 - The Union of Grass Valley
According to a June USA Today article, it seems that the U. S. Navy, following two years of budget cuts, has conceded that it lacks the necessary wherewithal to keep Marine Corps amphibious forces stationed within striking distance of American... But not to worry: the U. S. is exploring placing U. S. Marines on other nations’ ships, possibly under NATO control, and trusting that they will deliver our guys where and when they are needed. Besides being a concept one might more readily associate with rented Hessians than U. S. Marines, the plan has a strong whiff of reduced expectations, with 911 getting replaced by 411 on the Ambassador’s speed dial (“Give me the number for the U.... Clinton’s State Department had decided, for reasons known best to her and the CIA, that the Benghazi consulate would not be assigned a complement of on-premises Marines. The implications of the Navy billeting Marine detachments on foreign vessels goes well beyond having to work the word “Uber” into the Marine Corps Hymn. Asking others to ferry our troops into battle potentially cedes to outsiders the final say over when or even if a seaborne U. S. rescue force can go ashore in a frenetic and highly volatile situation, as Benghazi certainly was (if you think that Mrs. Source: www.theunion.com
