Could American Airpower Have Saved Benghazi? -- Popular Mechanics
American airpower could have helped the beleaguered consulate, but not as much as many people think.
It's always tempting to play armchair general after a military crisis, especially with an election coming up. But there is something unsettling about the Pentagon's reaction to the fatal attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya. The fight dragged on for hours, seemingly long enough for some sort of intervention. In the end the consulate was burned, and later a CIA safe house was attacked and two defenders died. The failure to act during the Libyan attack clashes with the U.S. military's ingrained culture of "no man left behind."
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My Comment: Coulda .... shouda .... would have .... we will never know what would have happened if US airpower had buzzed the consulate during the attack. But I do know one thing .... they should have at least tried.
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