US to temporarily shut down embassies around the world

[W.G.Ewald]

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The United States will temporarily shut down its embassies and consulates around the world Sunday -- including those in Iraq, Afghanistan and Egypt -- as a precautionary measure over terror-related concerns, State Department officials said.

State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf did not say how long the international installations would stay closed -- only that the decision was taken "out of an abundance of caution and care for our employees and others who may be visiting." Officials would not describe the nature of the threat.

Anybody remember how not too long ago Obama said "we are not at war against radical Islam", or "no more war on terror"? Or that before Benghazi that al-Qaeda was on the run?

Now the US is pulling back from the world and Obama, the State Department, and DoD have nothing to say.

 

[Austin]

The events in Egypt , Iraq and Syria and the rapid rise of AQ in such fertile atmosphere has made security concern for US on high priority.

Better be safe by shutting off embassy then be sorry later.

 

[Neil]

^^ or i would say the Benghazi saga that rocked Obama admin to the highest level have put any intel on embassy attack on hair trigger alert

 

[dhananjay1]

I guess they all got an additional holiday.