I'm haunted by what the Ambassador and staff must have suffered before they died.

[Barack_America]

And I feel such sorrow for their families.

I hate that there is such violence and suffering in this world.

May they rest in peace.

[BootinUp]

1. .

[Egalitarian Thug]

2. Honest question; Why? Is it just because you know about it?

Approximately 11,000 other Americans died yesterday, thousands of them under horrific circumstances and in great pain, yet there is no mention of them, no one outside their circle of friends and family even cares. It's just another day.

Is celebrity the only factor that warrants our sympathy?

[Barack_America]

3. Because I'm imaging them gasping for breath.

Such a horrible way to die.

I'm an MD and have seen a good amount of death and dying, but this just seems like a particularly horrible way to go.

[FourScore]

5. i have felt the same way all day today.

the terror they must have felt has me so torn up inside. To face an angry mob... I cannot begin to imagine...

[Fawke Em]

12. It being 9/11 and all... I actually asked my hubby this question:

If you had been trapped on the 90+ floors would you:

A. Jump
B. Burn to death, or
C. Suffocate

He picked jump. I picked suffocate.

Not sure what that tells us.

[Egalitarian Thug]

15. Of course, I don't mean to discount anything your wrote. n/t

[FourScore]

4. Egalitarian Thug -- that name fits. n/t

[JI7]

7. i have felt strongly and sympathetic towards fictional characters

[theinquisitivechad]

8. Feel you on this a little bit. n/t

[JI7]

9. we don't hear about every single thing, but i'm sure if the OP had heard he would

feel the same.

the OP described circumstances of what happened, he didn't say he felt bad because of who they were.

[Egalitarian Thug]

14. No doubt, I think we all would. The juxtaposition of this tragedy and so many others today

made me think about the others, not that it makes any difference to them.

Thanks for the reply.

[reformist2]

13. From what I've read, this Chris Stevens sounded like a real champion for peace.

It's a bigger loss than we know.

[JaneyVee]

6. There are pictures. Not good.

[Lex]

10. Didn't the Ambassador go *back* to the consulate to get his staff out?

I think I read that today.

[BootinUp]

11. Ezra Klein reported that 10 Libyan guards were also killed defending the embassy.

Brave souls.