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There was obviously a physical perimeter barrier, a wall, and then there was a robust american security presence inside the compound. i don't -- i don't think five ds agents not fully equipped or armed for what they were facing you could call a robust american security presence. would you have used the word "robust"? >> i would certainly have said that the security on that night was reliant on a militia that did not perform as expected -- >> i'm not talking about the militia on the outside. i'm talking about robust american presence on the inside. >> i -- it was considered robust in the sense ...

Security officers to accompany the ambassador. there were five there. they did as i have testified to, very best they could. they were armed. and in the course of the thorough investigation conducted by the accountability review board, as i was saying, admiral mullen zeroed in on this, having more than 40 years' experience in the militarier and he wanted to know why the ds agents had not fired their weapons, and they explained, as many since have heard who have interviewed them, their assessment was that it would have resulted in the loss of even greater life. and they chose not to. admiral mu...

The sense that the request had been for five diplomatic security officers to accompany the ambassador. there were five there. and they did as i have testified to the very best they could. they were armed. and in the course of the thorough investigation conducted by the accountability review board, as i was saying admiral mullen zeroed in on this having a more than 40 years experience in the military. and he wanted to know why the ds agents had not fired their weapons. and they explained as many since have heard who have interviewed them, their assessment was that it would have resulted in the ...

Told me your motion actually would not be in order for a hearing. but at the latest, we'll take a vote and the first week we are back after this week, we'll have a business meeting. we can take up mr. blumenthal's transcript. we can take up whatever other transcripts. also the 20 some-odd outstanding deputy discovery requests. >> in the interest of not having -- >> that's your opinion -- >> well, if you disagree, then release the transcripts. >> what allegation? >> why conceal the transcripts? even if the motion were not in order. you have the power to release them. >> because i'm not going to...

The untold story." james rosen reported the earlier this week. just some quotes that put this in context from people that were there. the enemy attacking, the so-called members. they were not a rag tagg force force split into small groups which advanced throughout the compound methodically. they employed military style hand signals to direct their progression toward the objectives. they had been given precise orders and impeccable intelligence, they seemed to know when, where, and how to get it and how toiquette off the ds agents as well as the local guard force and the february 127 martyrs br...