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So theres were trying to have more preexisting arrangements like that, and that goes to your question. If there are assets in the region, how do we plan for contingencies so that they can be immediately triggered and try to respond. I obviously spoke to the white house, i spoke to general petraeus, i spoke to lots of other people that evening trying to get whatever help we could get. We did get a surveillance plane above the location, but it took some time to get there. It had to be diverted it was an unarmed drone. Correct . Yes. It was unarmed uav. So we asked for everything we could get and...

Positive, because we couldnt have your baby fail. Same day you have jay carney saying this was no way a preplanned attack and the experts in libya talking saying it was a wellplanned attack, that same day the talking point that gets susan rice getting ready for the sunday shows. Make sure you focus on the video not about a broader policy failure. After all we have an election coming in 50some days. Well, congressman, i believe to this day the video played a role but your experts didnt. There were many experts, if you looked you probably havent had an opportunity to read the excellent report is...

Ambassador stevens after we dont know the answer. Did you ever personally speak to him after you swore him in this may . Yes or no, please. Yes, i believe i did. And when was that . I dont recall. And i want to clarify for the record that this document is about all of libya, not just benghazi. I dont want anybody 77 are about benghazi. Congresswoman, look. I appreciate it and i really do the passion and the intense interof your feelings about this. We have diplomatic facilities in war zones. We have ambassadors that we send to places that have been bombed and attacked all the time. And youre t...

And yes, the Intelligence Community assessment served as the basis for what ambassador rice said when she appeared on the sunday show. And on september 18th, when the video footage arrived from the security cameras the deputy cia director has testified it was not until september 18th, when the cia received the libyan governments assessment of video footage that showed the front of the facility with no sign of protesters that it became clear we needed to revisit our analysis. And then, after they looked at the video footage and fbi reporting from interviews of personnel on the ground in benghaz...

So well take all of this in november. The only person you are interested in asking about during her entire questioning were Sidney Blumenthal. If youre so interested in him, release the transcript. You released his emails, theyre the only witness. So youre asking why are we only ask asking for his. Im going to ask the gentleman from california to do a better job of characterizing. These are not Sidney Blumenthals emails. These are secretary clintons emails. If you think youve heard about Sidney Blumenthal so far, wait until the next round. With that, were adjourned. The hear williing will come...