moammar ghadafi was ousted about the late summer, august of 2011, later killed by october. this happening the following year. this was also happening during the heat of an election season so there were folks on the left in the begin who believed this was somehow related to a september 11 terrorist attack after a youtube video. that was quickly walked back -- the uprising excuse me, that happened there. now we know the right has dug in on this as a way to talk about secretary clinton and her leadership and whether she's trustworthy or not. here is tray goudey and the rest of the benghazi committee. we'll listen in. >> i want to begin by expressing our collective gratitude to ambassador chris steven, sean smith, glen doherty and ty woods. their families and loved ones for their service and ultimately the sacrifice that they made on behalf of our country. i also want to express our collective appreciation for the americans who fought so valiantly that night and uncon trow verdictbly saved other lives. this service and sacrifice and desire to protect and defend to to americans

republican report, 35 americans were saved not by local militias but by former military officers from moammar ghadafi's regime, the libyan dictator whom the u.s. helped topple a year before. why was ambassador chris stevens in such a dangerous place? the report says he was filling a temporary staff gap and spearheading an effort to make benghazi a permanent diplomatic post, witnesses told the committee ambassador stevens was laying the ground work for a visit by secretary clinton to benghazi the following month. a major focus of the report is the military's failure to carry out orders from defense secretary leon panetta to deploy forces to benghazi. a force did not get to tripoli until the next afternoon, partly because of previously reported failure to have airports ready. but also because of conflicting orders from state department and pentagon officials over whether marines should wear military uniforms or civilian attire because of diplomatic sensitives with the libyans. one commander said while waiting on a plane for three hours he and marines changed in and out of their uniforms four times, the r