Mobs are assaulting our embassy's and consulates all over the Middle East.
Instead of calls going out to SOCOM, or the Army, calls are going to the Marine Corps and our Navy partner.
This is a tragedy. MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT! But it is also an opportunity for the Marine Corps to shine in the eyes of the public. Hopefully our MEU is fully staffed and trained for embassy reinforcement and evacuation of US citizens. Hopefully they will be able to solve this diplomatically and host nations will control their people (I want to be careful with this though...free speech is free speech even if I think they're crazy as jay birds...but killing people IS crossing a line no matter what type of speech occurred)...
But if they don't or can't control the local populace, then I want MY United States Marine Corps ready to heel stomp some throats, double tap some foreheads and put three in the upper torso.
The USMC will be most ready when the nation is least ready.
Its time to live up to that motto.
