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					Originally Posted by  PaulS
					 
				 
				Our embassies are always going to be vulnerable bc we want them to show how open we are as a society. 
			
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 Take a look at the US embassy in Iraq, it looks like a fortress.
I think the situation in Libya was exacerbated by the fact that they wanted to keep a low profile, but also this was likely for security reasons.
As you said, it's a complex calculation.