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Marines were not armed in Cairo

Posted: Sep 13, 2012

Marines guarding the U.S. Embassy in Cairo were reportedly barred from carrying live ammunition and therefore ill-equipped to defend it from attack earlier this week, according to the U.S. national security newsletter NightWatch: “[U.S. Ambassador to Egypt Anne Patterson] did not permit US Marine guards to carry live ammunition, according to USMC blogs. Thus she neutralized any US military capability that was dedicated to preserve her life and protect the US Embassy. In this respect, she did not defend US sovereign territory and betrayed her oath of office. She neutered the Marines posted to defend the embassy, trusting the Egyptians over the Marines.” http://www.kforcegov.com/Solutions/IAO/NightWatch/NightWatch_12000175.aspx ;

Obama's foreign policy is worthless - there is no policy. - We need to get his sorry butt out of there.

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WHAT A NIGHTMARE - JabbaBabba

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SO FAR
Three embassies attacked: Libya, Egypt, and Yemem; with many others having protests and demonstrations outside of them, especially in Tunisia and Algeria and Morroco. Obama has managed to destabalize the entire region; offering the Muslim Brotherhood, Al Queda (all branches), and Iran to gain the upper hand for their own agendas while placing us in a very dangerous position.
Who is the new president of Egypt now? Mohammud Al-Masri,(masri for short) remember that name.
Anyone not fully seeing what may happen with these three bands coming togeather consider this much:

Eliminate Israel and the one Democracy in the area is gone for good.

Iran gaining control (direct/indirect) of Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Yemen, and you have the Persian Gulf as their lake.

Muslim Brotherhood gains Israel, Jordon, Syria, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morroco, the Mediterranian is effectively theirs along with the Red Sea.

Al Queda gains Nigeria, Somalia and other nations for themselves, and the coastal routes for much of the worlds transport are theirs to control and dominate.

This means they will have control over much of the worlds oil, gas, mineral wealth and many other resources; to sell or do with as they see fit.

Consider that these would also bring the treat of natural resources into danger for China and Russia; and then we can see the prospect of regional wars brewing into a global war.

So Obama has sewn the wind for the next world war; he will go down in history as the most bloody handed President this nation has ever seen.

Reminds Me of Viet Nam - backwards typist

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When a friend came back, he said his platoon was not allowed to carry ammunition. When they were attacked, it was 'hectic' (use the 'h' word there) and they lost a few good men and quite a few men were wounded, he among them.

So I can believe your post.

DoD now saying not true... - SK1

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Just saw in the news that they're saying Marines were armed.

True? Not true? You decide.

Were the talking about Cairo...or Libya? - dds

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This post is about Cairo. I heard the same about Libya, so maybe that's where the mixup is??

Cairo (nm) - SK1

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I'd say "Not True" - temp

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It's probably just spin, tho I could be wrong. Time will tell. The libs have a habit of circling the wagons and the media covers their missteps.

....and then there's the truth. - Debunk of cons social media rumors.

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Debunk memo from Alex Cross, Maj USMC
Deputy Director, Marine Liaison Office
U.S. House of Representatives appears below this background information.

Patterson was in Washington at the time of the protests, leaving the deputy chief of mission in charge, and he would have had responsibility for issuing orders to guards, along with the embassy's regional security officer, a specially trained State Department official. State's own guidelines for Marine security guards (PDF) require that any duty assigned to them "shall not contravene established Department or Marine Corps policy and shall not unduly jeopardize the safety or well-being of any Marine." That's a pretty straightforward way of saying Marines don't lay down their arms if danger is imminent, no matter what a diplomat says. Unless, of course, you're willing to believe the worst about POTUS and his diplomatic corps.

Pentagon spokesman George Little dismissed the allegations Thursday afternoon. "With or without a weapon, Marines are always armed," he told Time's Mark Thompson. "I've heard nothing to suggest they don't have ammunition."

I reached McCreary by email but haven't gotten any answers from him to my questions about where his information comes from; if he provides answers I'll add an update. (I've also contacted the US embassy in Cairo for a response.)

Indeed, this appears to be the latest incarnation of a pervasive myth that military "rules of engagement" under Barack Obama have limited soldiers' ability to defend themselves and defeat enemies—which is itself a variation on the old conservative canard that we'd have won Vietnam if only liberal peaceniks hadn't gotten in the way of the warfighters. (In fact, there was some grumbling among troops about restrictive Afghanistan rules of engagement in 2009-10 under Gen. Stanley McChrystal—and his replacement, Gen. David Petraeus, reviewed the ROE and clarified them for rank-and-file combatants. In other words, while the president may call the strategic shots, the generals take care of frontline tactics.)

McCreary and his followers are playing to emotions surrounding the four American deaths in Libya, but they don't bother to consider how the Marines might have actually used steel-jacketed, high-powered .223 rifle cartridges in Cairo, which was a different situation involving street protesters. Should they have gunned the protesters down? About the only thing the conservative blogosphere knows for sure is: Whatever happened, it must be the president's fault.

From: Cross, Alex Maj OLA, LA-41B
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 4:55 PM
To: Cross, Alex Maj OLA, LA-41B
Subject: Marines in Libya and Egypt

Ladies and Gentlemen-

The following information is provided regarding Marine involvement in the recent actions in Egypt and Libya:

Egypt:
-The Ambassador did not impose restrictions on weapons or weapons status on the Marine Corps Embassy Security Group (MCESG) detachment. The MCESG Marines in Cairo were allowed to have live ammunition in their weapons. The Ambassador and Regional Security Officer have been completely and appropriately engaged with the security situation. Reports of Marines not being able to have their weapons loaded per direction from the Ambassador are not accurate.
- The Marine Corps does not establish Rules of Engagement (ROE). Nonetheless, ROE is classified and release of that information would jeopardize the Marines and U.S. interests. Any further inquiry should be directed to the State Department, since Marine security guards report to the ambassador not to a military commander.
-As reported in open sources, approximately 2000 personnel were protesting outside the U.S. Embassy and six individuals entered Embassy grounds. The Marines quickly took control of these six individuals and subsequently turned them over to local security officials.
-There were no Marines injured in this, or other actions in Cairo.
-There are no Marine dependents in Cairo.

Libya:
-Contrary to open source reporting, there are no Marines currently stationed at the Embassy in Tripoli, or the Consulate in Benghazi.
-There were no Marines killed in the attack on the Consulate in Benghazi.

Yemen:
-The American Embassy in Sana'a, Yemen has a MCESG reinforced with a Marine security force. Due to operational security, we are not at liberty to provide additional details at this time.

Marine Corps Embassy Security Guards (MCESG):
Embassy security in Tripoli and the consulate in Benghazi fall under the Regional Security Officer with the State Department. The U.S. maintains over 285 diplomatic facilities worldwide. MCESG provides 152 security detachments provide internal security at designated U.S. diplomatic and consular facilities in order to prevent the compromise of classified material vital to the national security of the United States. Perimeter security is the responsibility of the host nation police/security forces. AMEMB Tripoli does not have a MCESG detachment. Typically, when a new embassy is established, it takes time to grow a new MCESG detachment. In coordination with the State Department, there was discussion about establishing a detachment in Tripoli sometime in the next five years. Overall, the plan is to grow the number of MCESG detachments worldwide to 173. The size of a MCESG detachment depends on the size of the Embassy and the security situation on the ground. They normally range anywhere from 5-20+ Marines in size. MCESG can, and have, provided security at Consulates as well as Embassies. For example, Marines guard the US Consulate in Hong Kong and, in the past, have guarded the US Consulate in addition to the Embassy in Haiti. The decision as to which consulates receive this augmented security lies with the State Department. State identifies its requirements and DOD/Marines work to provide it. A U.S. Ambassador serving in an unstable region can/will normally have a security detail provided by the State Departments Diplomatic Security Corps. State has agents specially trained to provide personal security details (similar to the Secret Service). Stephanie Hoostal at the State Liaison Office (B-330) can be reached at 6-4542 if you have questions specific to the State Dept.

Fleet Anti-Terrorism Support Team (FAST):
A FAST platoon deployed to Libya yesterday (12 Sep 12) to provide security for the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli. Established in 1987, FAST platoons provide a limited-duration, expeditionary security force to protect vital naval and national assets. FAST companies maintain forward-deployed platoons at various naval commands around the globe and possess U.S.-based alert forces capable of rapidly responding to unforeseen contingencies worldwide. FAST is not designed to provide a permanent security force for installations. FAST platoons are primarily designed to conduct defensive combat operations, military security operations, and rear area security operations in response to approved requests in support of geographic combatant and fleet commanders. When deployed to reinforce embassies with existing MCESG detachments, FAST platoons will customarily provide an outer cordon of security inside the embassy compound, while MCESG Marines maintain security of the chancery proper, and host nation police/security forces provide an outer cordon of security beyond embassy grounds.

NOTE: Although a Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) has traditionally been forward deployed to the Mediterranean (2.5 MEU forward deployment-1 x east coast MEU to the Med, 1 x west coast MEU to the Pacific, and the 31st MEU forward based out of Okinawa, Japan), there is currently no MEU presence in the Mediterranean. The Marine Corps currently maintains a 1.5 MEU presence forward deployed. We currently have the 24th MEU from the east coast deployed to the Persian Gulf, a west coast MEU is conducting work-ups for deployment, and the 31st MEU is operating from Okinawa.

Please see the attachments for more information on FAST or MCESG. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact your Marine Corps Liaison Office in RHOB-B324.

Respectfully,
Alex Cross, Maj USMC
Deputy Director, Marine Liaison Office
U.S. House of Representatives
B-324 Rayburn

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