* To date, no one has been convicted for the 2012 U.S. Consulate attack in Benghazi in Libya and no one has claimed responsibility.
این اصطلاح از سوی دولت اوباما به‌کار نمی‌رود و به جای آن عبارت "عملیات احتیاطی برون‌مرزی" (Overseas Contingency Operation) رسمیت دارد.