@kgibson this is conspiratorial thinking. It's just as likely caused by an unexpectedly large group of protesters overwhelming the defenses.
This was not a good outcome. There will likely be people who attack public infrastructure now. There is risk of political destabilization, regardless of what Trump does. If they were trying to avoid war or get rid of Trump, this wouldn't be the way to do it.
This assumes that they care about collateral damage (more than they did at Benghazi at least).