Marine Guards at AIT?

The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) has been the de facto US embassy in Taiwan since we severed diplomatic relations in 1979.

According to today's on-line edition of the Taipei Times, the US may be preparing to post marines to AIT as guards, just as we do at our embassies around the world. Such a move might not seem important to most of us, but in the world of international diplomacy, I think this is a pretty big deal.

The story also mentions that the US began placing military attaches there in 2005.

Check out the article and let me know what you think.

***UPDATE***

A copy of the RFP can be found here.