US Embassy in Libya evacuated amid 'significant deterioration in security'; President golfs

https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/493184324749893632

That pretty much sums things up.

Pres Obama played about 5 hrs of golf at Congressional and then returned to the WH.

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) July 26, 2014

Pres Obama's foursome includes ESPN co-hosts Kornheiser and Wilbon. Also WH aide Marvin Nicholson, his most frequent golf partner.

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) July 26, 2014

In the meantime, Fox News reports:

The United States suspended operations at its embassy in Libya Saturday and evacuated its diplomats to neighboring Tunisia under U.S. military escort amid a significant deterioration in security in Tripoli as fighting intensified between rival militias, the State Department said.

“Due to the ongoing violence resulting from clashes between Libyan militias in the immediate vicinity of the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, we have temporarily relocated all of our personnel out of Libya,” spokeswoman Marie Harf said.

No news on how well the president shot.

https://twitter.com/LilMissRightie/status/493185186205798400

https://twitter.com/LilMissRightie/status/493185420667396096

the world didn't miss his non-leadership RT @markknoller Pres Obama played about 5 hrs of golf at Congressional and then returned to the WH.

— Prudence Paine (@PruPaine) July 26, 2014

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