There were threats from people associated with Qadhafi after the publication of cables he had written that were made public by WikiLeaks.
I was briefed and aware of the increasingly dangerous upsurge in militant activity in Libya.
We should have a much more orderly process for our budget.
A lot of security professionals who have reviewed this matter... have said that the kind of attack that took place would...
But the point was they were personal security, so they were there to secure him.
I want to focus on this because I think it's a fair and important question.
We were combating the proliferation of weapons.
Of course, I knew we had a presence in Benghazi.
No one ever came to me and said, 'We should shut down our compound in Benghazi.'
There was never any recommendation by anyone, the intelligence community, the Defense Department, the State Department o...
I was well aware of the concerns we all had about the setting up of jihadist training camps and other activities in Liby...