level meetings about that topic took place above the secretary level where there any meetings can be number was produced on that issue where there were there

the tune of basically saying we've been to Libya and by the way they're two things at the station is concerned about security in general and

lot of the blame on lower levels I'm particularly Assistant Secretary level official and while I find that quite puzzling equipment guardian Libyan generals not some remote up a

level there was a general specific aware in and specific aware of a rapidly deteriorating security situation in

were so beyond that level where any senior down these from I'm for extended or additional security in particular there were requests

regard to those specific requests at that time nnova anyone beyond Terry level going up to the secretary's level where we're

security obviously secretary level that awareness is a sticker you awareness with regard to the

there were certainly memos that came up to the seventh floor that talked about the deteriorating security situation in his trailer and

situation and what to what level those cable get reviewed well most certainly would have been reviewed up through Assistant Secretary level and it may be that some of my colleagues on the seventh floor Saddam is way what

the very weak security capabilities of the Libyan government at that and so certainly that was the subject of fairly consistent concern as

you're going to see reduced numbers with regard to prosecutions of and I think that will be a function of this

Libya on the repeated requests from the team on the ground for security and of the inability so sorry I senator what I would say is there was certainly a general awareness of

the Libyans are concerned about the ability to provide security as we were lying on them you know any memos were produced and after high

and prevent the Taliban from coming back it would be difficult to accomplish those missions %HESITATION at a force level of two thousand and

a real concern about the difficulty that the Libyan inner government was having and develop capable

that given the collapse of the American middle class and given the grotesque level