chris stevens, sean smith, tyrone woods, and glen doherty. they died serving their country.e never lose sight of their service, their dedication, and their bravery. mr. chairman, i have submit ad comprehensive and detailed 23-page written statement. i respectfully request that it be placed in the record. it covers the development and evolution of cia's classified analysis of what happened in benghazi and my role in that process. it has preparation of fame must unclassified talking points and my role in that process and it covers the specific allegations that have been levied against me. time does not permit me to go into all this detail during my oral statement. i urge anyone concerned about this issue to read the full written statement in order to get complete understanding what transpired. in fact i would ask with respect that the committee make my written statement available on its website. mr. chairman, i want both the committee and the american people to know that take very seriously the allegations about how the cia in general, and about how i in particular handled the

chris stevens, sean smith, tyrone woods and glenn dougherty, they died serving their country and it is paramount that we never lose sight of their service, their dedication and their bravery. mr. chairman, i have submitted a comprehensive and detailed 23 page written statement. i respectfully request that it be placed in the record. it covers the development and evolution of cia's classified analysis of what happened in benghazi and my role in that process. it also covers the preparation of the unclassified talking points in my role in that process. and it covers the specific allegations that have been levied against me. time does not permit me to go into all this detail during the oral statement. so i urge anyone who is concerned about this issue to read the full, written statement in order to put a complete understanding of what transpired. in fact, i would ask with respect that the committee make my written statement available on its website. mr. chairman, i want both the committee and the american people to know that i take very seriously the allegations about how the cia in genera

and that's chris stevens information officer, shawn smith security officers greg dougherty and tyrone woods. and those who risked their lives to save their colleagues. each of these brave americans served on the front lines defending americans' interests so the rest of us can sleep safely at night. we lost some of the best among us on that terrible night. many of the brave officers who came to the rescue testified before the committee. these men took extraordinary measures to save their fellow americans without their courage their skill and the terrorists would have killed other americans in benghazi that night for sure. most of these silent warriors prefer to stay unnamed and many still defend america in some of the most dangerous locations around the world. i thank mr. morell for volunteering to testify once again. a terrorist attack against u.s. facilities is a serious event and this committee has been conducting a thorough and detailed investigation for the last 19 months to understand exactly what happened. we have held over 17 member events reviewed thousands of documents mostly class

and that's chris stevens information officer, shawn smith security officers greg dougherty and tyrone woods. and those who risked their lives to save their colleagues. each of these brave americans served on the front lines defending americans' interests so the rest of us can sleep safely at night. we lost some of the best among us on that terrible night. many of the brave officers who came to the rescue testified before the committee. these men took extraordinary measures to save their fellow americans without their courage their skill and the terrorists would have killed other americans in benghazi that night for sure. most of these silent warriors prefer to stay unnamed and many still defend america in some of the most danus