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Originally Posted by MR2
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.
No Live Ammo for Marines |
I don't care if you won an award for the Most Accomodating FSO of the Year down at Brandy. If true, to have such RoE as to disallow inherent self-defense is unconscionable, inexcusable, and a host of things under the heading of 'are you f'n kidding me'?