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>> how secure was the consulate in benghazi before the assault on 9/11? republicans in a letter to secretary of state hillary clinton ad 12 incidents that show security was unstable, unraveling and pleas for help were rejected. the u.s. mission in libya made repeated requests for increased security in benghazi. the mission in libya, however, was denied the resources by officials in washington. >> what we saw was a pattern that made us question whether or not there was ever enough security and whether or not they heeded the warnings. >> committee chairman darrell issa is drawing attention to th...

Another says five were attacked and three were damaged. >> let me break it down. this is huge base. 1600 acres, two ten thousand foot runways. afghan and british marines. it's defended by active and passive defenses. it has a balloon overhead that is patrolled by foot patrols add yet the enemy set up a very sophisticated attack on the base. this wasn't harassment attack. this was a well orchestrated attack preceded by mortar rounds fired with great precision into the hangar area. an rpg attack followed by small arms by a force that i've heard is up to about 19-20. two marines were killed and n...

Not from the way they reacted. this is not how i thought this story would end. >> as americans, we have a responsibility to learn from your service. i'm thinking of an example, lieutenant alvin shell who was based here at ft. bragg. a few years ago on a supply route outside baghdad, he and his team were engulfed by flames from an rpg attack. covered with gasoline, he ran into the fire to help his fellow soldiers and then led them two miles back to camp victory where he finally collapsed, covered with burns. when they told him he was a

This story. i did not see this coming. i don't think the audience saw this coming. not from the way they reacted. this is not how i thought this story would end. >> as americans, we have a responsibility to learn from your service. i'm thinking of an example, lieutenant alvin shell who was based here at ft. bragg. a few years ago on a supply route outside baghdad, he and his team were engulfed by flames from an rpg attack. covered with gasoline, he ran into the fire to help his fellow soldiers and then led them two miles back to camp victory where he finally collapsed, covered

But there's something else that we owe you. as americans we have a responsibility to learn from your service. thinking of an example, lieutenant alvin shell who is based here at fort bragg. a few years ago on a supply route outside baghdad he and his team were engulfed by flames from an rpg attack. covered with gasoline, he ran into the fire to help his fellow soldiers and then led them two miles back to camp victory where he finally collapsed, covered with burns. when they told him he was a hero, alvin disagreed.