many of us were dedicated to anything in lib yo both home and abroad. to my colleagues that served with me in the aftermath of this attack you have your country's sin sears thanks and prayers. let me say something about the evening of september 11th. i have not sign an attack of such ferocity and intensity previously in libya nor with my time in the diplomatic security service. i'm concerned this attack signals a new security reality just as the 1983 beirut marine barracks bombings did for the marines, the 1998 east africa embassy bombings did for the state dipt and 9/11 did for our entire country. however we must remember that it is critical that we balance our risk mitigation efforts with the needs of our diplomats to do their jobs. the answer can not be to operate from a bunker.