Obama plays it safe with embassies

US President Barack Obama seems determined to make sure he doesn't have another Benghazi incident.
His administration was severely criticized by Republicans for its handling of last year's deadly attack in Libya. US officials have responded with extra caution after intelligence suggested a possible Al-Qaeda strike was in the works.
US officials say they're taking no risks less than a year after militants killed four Americans in the eastern Libyan city — and with Republicans poised to pounce on any misstep.
The State Department said that on Sunday it would reopen 18 of the 19 embassies and consulates in the Middle East and Africa that were closed last week because of terrorist threats.
It said Friday that the embassy in Sanaa would remain closed “because of ongoing concerns about a threat stream indicating the potential for terrorist attacks emanating from Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.”
The US Consulate in Lahore, Pakistan, where the closure was announced Thursday based on “a separate credible threat,” will remain closed, the statement said.
“We will continue to evaluate the threats to Sanaa and Lahore and make subsequent decisions about the reopening of those facilities,” the statement said.