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Originally Posted by janmcn

How do you "stand your ground" against planes flying into buildings?

State Department protocol states that the host nation provides security for foreign embassies.

Really?

......"As part of the $1.4 billion Congress approved this year, $553 million will go to recruiting, training and deploying about 350 Marine security guards to two dozen high-risk embassies in places like Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen and Kenya. The first 90 additional Marine guards are expected to arrive by the end of the year, State Department officials said. Currently, there are about 1,200 Marine guards in more than 130 countries.

In addition to more Marines, who are mainly responsible for securing classified material in the diplomatic posts, the State Department also created 151 new diplomatic security positions; 113 are expected to be hired by the end of September. The remainder will be hired in fiscal 2014. In addition, the department has improved and expanded efforts to upgrade language capacity, especially Arabic, among American employees, including diplomatic security agents. The department is seeking $2 million from Congress to expand a two-year training course. In the meantime, a 12-week introductory class for diplomatic security agents begins Oct. 1.

Beyond the recommendations outlined in the panel’s report, the administration is taking other steps to address shortcomings in security.

The Pentagon is revamping its quick-response forces around the globe to respond faster to crises like the one in Benghazi. The independent investigation determined that military intervention would not have prevented the deaths of the Americans there, but lawmakers from both parties have expressed anger that the military was caught flat-footed.

As the first part of this overall plan, the Marines are sending a special 500-member combat team to Spain that will be ready to deploy on six hours’ notice to hot spots in Africa and the Mediterranean.

The corps is also creating a group of 120 Marines based in Quantico, Va., which by the end of the summer will be able to send teams of 10 to 12 Marines on short notice to embassies and consulates to reinforce the Marines stationed there....."

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/21/us...anted=all&_r=0