production of documents by the department which we appreciate your cooperation in providing those documents. my understanding is that the location of mission benghazi was an ongoing one but the ultimate conclusion of many a ambassador stevens was that we needed to be in benghazi, the cradle of the libyan revolution and that while he was continuously reviewing other location options, that it was his conclusion as well as that of security personnel in the department that the current mission site was the best choice despite a higher price tag because it was more secure than returning to the hotel where there had been a bomb and bomb threats or moving closer to the annex because it was closer to the road. can you give us your insights on the decision-making process regarding the location of the mission? and as part of that can you also in your response, you touched upon it in your opening statement, but what actions were you and your