It is now being reported here that on August 15th--less than one month before the terrorist attack--the United States officials stationed in Benghazi held an emergency meeting because of the deteriorating situation in Libya.
This is how they saw the situation:
RSO (Regional Security Officer) expressed concerns with the ability to defend Post in the event of a coordinated attack due to limited manpower, security measures, weapons capabilities, host nation support, and the overall size of the compound,
