Chris Emekauwa
Blog 4: (9/21/12)
Global Terrorist Aftermath
Terrorist actions continue against
the survivors of the assault on the American mission in Benghazi, Libya. The
survivors of the American mission initially thought that they were safe when
they retreated for evacuation during the aftermath of the slaying of J.
Christopher Stevens, The American ambassador to Libya. With the death of
Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens came the deaths of three of his subordinates.
Just as the survivors were being rushed to the airport for evacuation they were
bombarded and ambushed with mortar fire and then opened fire upon by the
terrorist. Tyrone S. Woods and Glen A. Doherty, former navy seals, were both
killed at the fore front of the fight. With all of the commotion and gun fire
the surviving Americans panicked to find refuge.
With this attack happening so close
in succession with the death of Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, I can determine
that this ambush was profoundly planned by the terrorists. Comments from the
commander of special operations of the Libyan shield insinuate this very fact, “It
was really accurate, the people who were shooting at us knew what they were
doing.” As I have reiterated many times in previous blogs, I believe that there
should be stronger security measures (anti-terrorist actions) in place to
prevent these things from escalating this strongly and quickly. According to
the article “The attack has raised questions about the adequacy of security preparations
at the two American compounds in Benghazi.” Apparently this tragedy has opened many
of the eyes in Washington and has fueled politicians who agree with more anti-terrorist
protocols. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced on Thursday the
creation of a review board to address these issues. I believe that calling this
review board is a big step in the right direction to prevent or deter these
kinds of disasters from reoccurring.
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