would actually be scaled back. clinton will later deny he knowing about the exchange. june 6th. an ied is placed on the compound's north gate. again, no one is hurt. the next day, the newly named ambassador, christopher stevens, asks to keep two security teams the state department had ordered to be removed. his request? is denied. june 11th. a convoy transporting the united kingdom's ambassador is ambushed in benghazi. he isn't hurt but two of his security squad are. the brits decide to pull out of benghazi. >> clearly that was a terrorist attack. >> i actually conducted an investigation and it was definitely an assassination attempt by skilled operators. >> and these skilled operators, wood realizes, are an increasingly dangerous enemy to americans. >> i can see the adversary growing stronger. we were the last thing on their target list. >> june 25th, stevens sends