Yesterday, President Obama, the Commander in Chief of the United States Armed Forces, ordered a Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team (FAST) of 50 U.S. Marines to secure the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Unfortunately, the order came more than a day late.

Politico is now reporting that the Benghazi consulate where U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans were killed yesterday was “not protected by the contingent of Marines” that usually safeguards American missions abroad. “The Benghazi consulate had “lock-and-key” security, not the same level of defenses as a formal embassy,” Politico reports.