BENGHAZI, Libya — The State Department declares it has “no higher priority than the safety and security of U.S. citizens” and says it issues travel warnings to describe “the risks and recommended precautions for U.S. citizens.” The lack of granularity to the warnings, though, reflects diplomatic laziness, increasingly undermines U.S. policy, and may even cross the line into fraud.Consider Somaliland. Out of deference to Mogadishu, the State Department refuses to treat Somaliland as separate from Somalia. Hence, the travel advisory warns people not to travel due to risk of crime, kidnapping, terrorism, unrest, mistreatment of women, and piracy, among other ills. Likewise, consider Libya. The State Department warns, “Do not travel to Libya for any reason due to crime, terrorism, unexploded landmines, civil unrest, kidnapping, and armed conflict.” Then there is Lebanon, where the State Department warns, “Do not travel … for any reason due to the risk of crime, terrorism, unrest, kidnapping, landmines, and armed conflict.” The Iraq warning is even more strident: “Do not travel to Iraq due to terrorism, kidnapping, armed conflict, civil unrest, and the U.S. government’s limited ability to provide emergency services to U.S. citizens in Iraq. Do not travel to Iraq for any reason. Leave now if you are there.”