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In a very difficult state. it had an insurgency and a drug cartel that was basically controlling territory. the united states stepped in and worked with the columbians and there was an article in the travel section about going. that's what america can do. we don't do it ourselves, but partner with willing governments to help them acquire the capacity to protect their own citizens. >> going to joe wilson of south carolina. >> madam secretary, thank you for being here today and appreciate your recognition of africom. these are extraordinary success stories promoting peace throughout the world. t...

They fall under africom. we can confirm that from sources. and we also, we know that the commanders in extreme misforce, that's the force that's made up of the top of special operators, they are based in germany, and they are tasked to africom. they are still on standby in germany, they have not been given orders to move. we do know that some operators in north carolina have been mobilized, but unless the algerians ask for help, it is very difficult for the u.s. military to move in. jenna: jennifer griffin live at the pentagon, thank you. jon: so as we wait for some new details from the state ...

That the fire fights routinely in afghanistan we get into with enemy forces in residential areas many times we don't provide over head air sport for that was we are concerned with killing innocents. we take casualties under those circumstances. unfortunately we have these people killed. the fact of the matter is here africom is in charge of africa and libya comes under their command. the challenge is africom has no informed speeches hardly any. it's not like european command you just sign forces. that's an issue. secondly, they were able to get up very quickly in libya about an hour plus over ...

Be taken in order to protect innocent civilians from their own government. it is an effort that we believe is very important and we'll look forward to coordinating closely with all those nations that are participating. thank you very much. >> [inaudible] >> shepard: secretary clinton with the details of the handover of control or at least leadership of the war in libya. let's get to jennifer griffin at the pentagon. jennifer, what does this agreement mean here big picture, exactly? >> well, i think what we just heard from secretary of state clinton is that this is the beginning of a transition...

>> there was overhead surveillance. but it was not over -- immediately over the area where the ambush occurred. you know, the u.s. military has been asking for more intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance drones for some time now for africom. the reality is, those assets are wanted all over the world. there's a huge need in the central demand over iraq, syria, afghanistan. some things are not prioritized as highly as others. africom has been asking for these assets for some time, specifically over niger. >> hans, the fbi joining the investigation. is that customary? >> it has happened in...