putting uniformed military in a foreign country requires the approval of that foreign country's government. as messed up as the libyan government was at that point, they just couldn't say yes, give us more, give us a military protection. >> stevens, one of his calling cards was his relationships on the ground. his willingness to get out and get to know people. he wanted -- >> a peace corps guy. >> he was there to transform that compound in part to this open space. they had some name like an american space. there was going to be a symbol of american/libyan cooperation. >> consulate services. >> that's right. sort of educational types of things. at the end of the day, chris, the enduring mystery here is why did he go to a danger zone on the most dangerous day of the year when there were such concerns about security? i still find that kind of puzzling. it may be that he just didn't want to be cowed. but he did walk into a very dangerous situation. i've heard other diplomats they find it puzzling he took that risk. >> maybe he's a courageous guy. >> there's another big mystery here. and that is the degree to which