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Sort of outside force of dictator or terrorist group could actually influence the culture of the united states. of course we all know there's all kinds of knockon effects with the potential that will go much wider. you can say that's an improvement in a way over where the president has been on that issue in the past because they have put some pressure on people not to put out stuff that was -- burn the koran, for example. >> how about benghazi? >> or that video. i was very glad that he articulated that principle. although i do agree with steve, that between him and the sony studios and the the...

Ambassador. >> back in washington, word spreads fast about the attack. defense secretary leon panetta and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff meet with president obama. what happened at the meeting? >> obviously, this is a very unusual event, and it has profound significance for the president and by this time, of course, everyone's thinking it is 9/11. >> 12:07 a.m. benghazi time, 6:07 p.m. washington, the state department sends an e-mail to the white house, pentagon and the fbi. it says the islamic military group has claimed credit. >> if there was any thought that this might have been a sp...

As september 11th turns into the 12th, benghazi becomes a modern day alamo. a handful of brave americans facing terrible odds, with no help on the way. 5:30 p.m., washington. defense secretary leon panetta finishes his regular weekly meeting with president obama in the oval office. once back in the pentagon, he summons carter ham, martin dempsey and other senior staff to discuss benghazi. that meeting will last more than two hours. back in tripoli, gregg hicks has neither hope that help is on the way, nor time to dwell on it. >> we're on our own, we have to try to pull this off with the resour...

>> andrew mccarthy is a former federal prosecutor to won a conviction of the blind swhaik in 1990s. >> islamic supremacism is what is behind these attacks. >> the difference between obama administration and its critics the lesson it has heard through that history. >> through the 70s, 80s and 90s united states dealt with terrorism as a crime. what we found is that we were repeatedly attacked and the attacks became more you a diashs. >> and the result was the first september 11th attacks. >> john bolt ton is a fox news contributor. >> it was that attack that made us realize that we were in a war...

Minister of libya. >> it was the saddest phone call i ever had in my life. he told me that ambassador stevens had passed away. i -- i immediately telephoned washington. >> 4:00 a.m. benghazi. 10:00 p.m. in washington. >> i spoke with president obama later in the evening to, you know, bring him up to date to hear his perspective. >> it's the only call between the two that night. >> the secretary of state should have been on the phone to the president constantly, saying we've got people at risk. >> at 10:08 p.m. washington time, clinton issues a statement. despite the months of security warnings...