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Categories. i suspect that well have further opportunities in the future and were going to avoil ourselves. >> can you clarify the rules of engagement. its my understanding the special operations commander on the ground when they fired to come to their defense entered call compounds in the middle of a fire fight. they can do it in self-defense. they can do it when their partners come under fire as well. if so, how would that -- i wonder if you think the president is being misleading when he says...

Accompanying forces. this american did what im proud that americans do in that situation. he ran to the sound of the guns and stood up. those involved in breaching the compounds. thats an inherent risk. it wasnt part of the plan. were saddened that we lost his life. merns are flying combat missions, thousands of combat

But i am interested in knowing who were you meeting with? who were you huddling with? how were you informed about those things? because there is nothing in the e-mails that talks about two significant attacks on our compounds in 2012. there is a lot of information in 2011 about issues and security posture, and yet nothing in 2012. >> well, id be happy to explain. every morning when i arrived at the statement did, usually between 8:00 and 8:30, i had a personal one-on-one briefing from the repres...

Aware of those two attacks on our compounds even though you didnt e-mail about it. >> yes, i was aware. >> and that, i think, you know, sort of points out, after 17 months and $4.7 million as the ranking member pointed out in his opening statements and then as weve seen today, you know, this committee is simply not doing its job. and i dont really think it should have been formed in the first place, but what weve heard here is, first of all, the obsession with e-mail, the idea that two fairly ju...

You huddling with, how were you informed about those things? because there is nothing in the e-mails that talks about two significant attacks on our compounds in 2012. there is a lot of information in 2011 about security posture and yet nothing in 2012. >> id be happy to explain. every morning when i arrived at the state department, usually between 8:00 and 8:30, i had a personal one-on-one briefing from the representative of the central intelligence agency who shared with me the highest level o...

Countries to permit their to be more dedicated security forces well enough armed and trained to be really a force to protect our compounds and our other facilities. that would have perhaps made a difference. >> okay. >> it certainly, you know, might have made a difference if we had more help from the cia there on the compound. if maybe we had a rotating presence. but i have to say in reviewing a lot of the analyses that have been made by security experts, very well trained, experienced security ...

You informed about those things? because there is nothing in the e-mails that talks about two significant attacks on our compounds in 2012. >> i was -- >> there is a lot of information in 2011 about issues and security posture and yet nothing in 2012. >> well, id be happy to explain. every morning when i arrived at the state department, usually between 8 and 8:30, i had a personal, one-on-one briefing from the representative of the central intelligence agency who shared with me the highest level...

Benghazi. special envoy stephens sent this to jean chris, then ambassador to libya. at the time they had a combined 83 years of foreign service experience. would the recommendation of this team be given fair amount of weight in this department? >> it would. >> is that the way it should work? >> they did to me. i think that should be the practice. >> in the same e-mails special envoy stephen states what my personal recommendation would be option a, which is the option for a slim down compounds. h...

Security detail. >> for one individual. >> for one individual but why was the compound so fragile it was able to be over run -- >> there was two compounds -- >> which was very heavily fortified. >> thats the dog that has not barked throughout these hearings which was, what was the cias role in preserving security and where was general p? its not the state department primarily a military operation -- >> also -- >> hillary clinton herself is what the committee is trying to say, you know, ive been ...

This table. jim, first to you. when we talk about putting up a wall in east jerusalem, a lot of us love those neighborhoods of east jerusalem shops, hotels, places we all frequent, and when you think of the residents who go to hebrew university, students or professors, these walls are significant. >> you know, i just went back and found an article i wrote back in 1995. the strangulation of the city of jerusalem has been going on for decades now. we have now a situation where one-third of the lan...