REPORTS: No Live Ammo for Marines Defending Embassy
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Marine blogs say U.S. embassy did not authorize service members to carry ammo.
U.S. Marines defending the American embassy in Egypt were not permitted by the State Department to carry live ammunition, limiting their ability to respond to attacks like those this week on the U.S. consulate in Cairo.
Ambassador to Egypt Anne Patterson “did not permit U.S. Marine guards to carry live ammunition,” according to multiple reports on U.S. Marine Corps blogs spotted by Nightwatch. “She neutralized any U.S. military capability that was dedicated to preserve her life and protect the US Embassy.”
“She neutered the Marines posted to defend the embassy, trusting the Egyptians over the Marines.”
[link to freebeacon.com]
[link to www.kforcegov.com]
[link to nation.time.com]
Marine blogs say U.S. embassy did not authorize service members to carry ammo.
U.S. Marines defending the American embassy in Egypt were not permitted by the State Department to carry live ammunition, limiting their ability to respond to attacks like those this week on the U.S. consulate in Cairo.
Ambassador to Egypt Anne Patterson “did not permit U.S. Marine guards to carry live ammunition,” according to multiple reports on U.S. Marine Corps blogs spotted by Nightwatch. “She neutralized any U.S. military capability that was dedicated to preserve her life and protect the US Embassy.”
“She neutered the Marines posted to defend the embassy, trusting the Egyptians over the Marines.”
[link to freebeacon.com]
[link to www.kforcegov.com]
[link to nation.time.com]
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