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Confirmation hearing. >> do you believe that the president should provide an individual american with the opportunity to surrender before killing them? >> i havent spoken about any specific operation -- >> im talking about the concept because you talked about the concept. >> right. >> that is just the democrats. republicans are also frustrated with what they say is the administrations lack of transparency on droning, shep. >> shepard: catherine herridge in washington tonight. a car bomb that str...

To believe that we could have gotten forces to that facility in time to save the ambassador and the other people. >> this report is quite clear in saying that whole line of argument that has been used by people on the right was wrong. it says the inner agency response was appropriate and timely. but they were not asked -- >> did we have forced protection? it was available and didnt bring it in? >> evidently there were not drones or ships. the terrible fact -- i think the report is too easy on th...

Roof of the anex who were killed by a simple mortar attack. >> seven hours after this started, the problem is that the north africa command that had been started appropriately because of al qaedas growing influence there in north africa, buzz not located in italy or any place close to north africa. they couldnt get there in time. there was a drone that took pictures but it was unarmed. >> lets bring this to human terms. people like to find somebody responsible. there isnt always somebody respons...

Although she herself takes the responsibility. >> the night of in the horror of the attack, the peak of the attack, i hear from a lot of conservative people. they believe and have been led to believe that we could have gotten forces to that facility in time to save the ambassador and the other people. >> this report is quite clear in saying that whole line of argument that has been used by people on the right was wrong. it says the inner agency response was appropriate and timely. but they were ...

Reconnaissance drone with a wing span of ten feet. we have quite a few of them. they launch from navy ships. you can bail them out of the water when they run out of fuel after about 20 hours or so just with a retrieval hook. infrared capability and best small radar. the whole thing is the size of a shoebox. there are a lot of them out there. if i were the american government, id deny it, too. so the first thing you do is deny it or you do like the israelis and you neither confirm or deny and let...

Need a lot of of democrats but i think hell get them if everybody can come to a plan. he can use his moderates and democrats and get the votes he needs. >> thank you all for your time. great pleasure to have you on the panel. were following developing news out of syria where dozens of students and a teacher were killed in a mortar attack on a classroom. it comes one day after the president warnedle there will be consequences if president assad deploys chemical weapons. plus, the headline on the ...

Regretted what happened and that was basically it. >> was there any talk of the night of the attack whether -- >> as far as i know it was -- >> was he involved in the actual decision making at night of the attack? >> i dont want to get into stuff -- he was definitely fully aware what was going on. >> did he ask for military backup. >> i cant get into that. >> did he say the first attack was spontaneous and the second seemed more organized, mortar attack, the second attack -- >> i can tell you th...

Will be out here or elsewhere. but clearly this will be a memorable historic event. as we go, speaking of historic events i have to tell you what i have been deeply distressed the last several days hearing reports on how the united states military did not help out the people in benghazi with this latest on benghazi some experts now suggesting that how we feel about the event in benghazi libya will determine how we vote. those who occupy the white house in january. one of the things we are being ...

F-16s is the only thing that could have possibly saved the two special forces -- former special forces troops. but i believe f-16s launched could have gotten down there. overflown. overflying. they have forward-looking infrared systems. their presence could have stopped that mortar attack. not 100% sure. but it could have inhibited it. im greatly impressed with secretary panetta because he gave the execute order on usama bin laden and led that but im not satisfied with that kind of answer. megyn...

Miscalculation and offered an apology. >> deepest condolences of the government of syria were presented. >> the turks took the issue to the u.n. security council where russia has consistently blocked any kind of action against the syrian regime. >> neither nato nor the u.n. security council has actually made the kind of decision that turkey wants on this issue, so in a way, it finds itself isolated and its a position of great discomfort to the turkish prime minister. >> moments ago, the u.n. sec...