Just Fix The Problem!

Benghazi.  What a mess.  I've posted about it several times, the latest being here.  As I feared the focus has moved into the political realm.  Now it's all about fixing blame and seeking advantage.  Who said what and when.  Who can be blamed for posturing, dissembling, deflecting.   I guess it was inevitable, but disappointing none the less.

There's a pretty good analysis by Steve Donnelly at Tom Ricks Blog at FP.  Not sure I agree with all of it but I think the bottom line is that our diplomats are doing the nation's work in some very dangerous places around the world and deserve support and protection.  They can investigate all they want to discover the intricate details of that night which are probably not discoverable.  They can express outrage and regret.  But they can't change the fact that those guys were hung out to dry.  By bureaucrats in the State Dept and NSC.  I guess the best we can hope for is for the lesson to be learned.  And a very tough lesson it was.