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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]
Communication produces change. To reinforce that a grievous breach of international protocol has occurred is a LOT different than saying "we're sad people died".

It's entirely possible that the Libyan attackers aren't aware of the deep, historic and [i]human[/i] rules of diplomacy. Heck, posters here seem to be unaware than this is beyond the business-as-usual violence that goes on in conflict regions. The principle of diplomats as sacrosanct and untouchable cannot be oversold, over-messaged. And as far as I can see, it's not really being sold much at all in the current situation. "We're sad. We're sorry. Condolences." Not the same thing, and will have no effect on longer term attitudes and behavior. [/quote]

Here is a report of Obama's spoken statement:

"The United States condemns in the strongest terms this outrageous and shocking attack," Obama said, adding that he was working with the Libyan government to improve security and ordered increased security measures at other diplomatic posts around the world. "Make no mistake we will work with the Libyan government to bring to justice the killers who attacked our people."

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-obama-consulate-attack-libya-20120912,0,7597593.story

Is this strong enough for you?

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