I was listening to Hannity on the way back from the post office. An ROTC cadet called in, and said he'd been to the embassy in Aman, Jordan three months prior to Benghazi. He said that the protection around the embassy there was extremely heavy, with armored vehicles and lots and lots of guns. He made a good point in asking why we have such heavy security in a friendly country, yet had very little in a very hostile country, and the security that was requested was denied.
I can only see one reason why security was denied, was help was denied, why CIA talking points were re-written, and why the president, secretary of state, UN ambassador, and other administration officials peddled a lie for nearly three weeks. It was to not interrupt the "Obama killed bin Laden and eliminated al Queda" narrative of the campaign. Even acknowledging a deadly terror attack on one of our consulates just weeks before the election would call into question the picture that had been painted of Obama for the election.
Does anyone have a better idea?