It is truly pathetic that Romney and Ryan, in lock step with the
pseudo-conservative windbags who saturate the airwaves, are using the
Benghazi terrorist attack as a major campaign issue--especially since
the house republicans cut funds for diplomatic security, and since
republicans have a grim record when it comes to security.
On 18 April 1983, 60 people were killed when the U.S. embassy in
Beirut was attacked by a suicide bomber.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_United_States_Embassy_bombing
On 23 October 1983, 241 American servicemen were murdered by the
suicide attacks on the Beirut barracks.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Beirut_barracks_bombing
I do not recall that either tragedy was a campaign issue in 1984.