Yemeni demonstrators scale the front gate of the U.S. embassy in Sana'a. Daily Mail
US Government Spending Cuts Include $129m A Year For Embassy Protection -- The Guardian
White House budget office says automatic cuts – many focused on defence spending – would have a 'devastating impact'
The US government will slash spending targeted for the protection of embassies around the world as part of a $100bn program of automatic spending cuts set to be start this January if Congress can not find a compromise.
The news comes after ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens, and three other Americans died following attacks the US consulate and a safe house refuge in Benghazi on Tuesday night. US embassies across the Muslim world are now being targeted by protesters angered by a video that denigrated the prophet Muhammad.
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My Comment: I do not expect this happen .... what I do expect if sequestration kicks in is a supplemental bill to cover this shortfall.
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