agreed this was a terrorist attack, how should we respond in. we have to go back and put the pieces back together. clearly we missed the dots. what were they? number one our ambassador went to benghazi on 9/11. 9/11 is one dot. the second dot is we have a record in recent months of a number of terrorist attacks in benghazi. we knew it was a dangerous place to be. and thirdly, we knew we had a weak central government in libya, we had a resurgent al-qaida in the benghazi area, somewhere along the line people didn t connect that and say you know what, it s really a bad idea for us to have a facility in benghazi, and it s even a worse idea to let our ambassador go there on 9/11. alisyn: congressman pete hoekstra thank you so much for coming in and giving us an update on your visit. we appreciate it. remember the promises during the healthcare debate that you can keep your doctor if you like your doctor? now that president obama signed it into law a new report finds that may not be the ca
want to remind you quickly. we re getting the president on camera. his remarks and statements on libya. we re getting that turned around for you. as soon as we do, we ll play it for you on cnn. check the clock, 3:00 eastern time. 9:00 p.m. in tripoli. the libyan capital now 90% controlled by western-backed rebels. that s according to the u.s. government. rife with rumors as to the fate of moammar gadhafi. for 42 years the country s undisputed, unbalanced leader, that s where we re going it start. is dpad fi holed up in his compound? it appears to be take a good look. it appears to be surrounded by a concrete wall. is he hiding in the international hotel? it is said to be teeming with gunmen or is moammar gadhafi dead already? take a listen to this. there are rumors rampant as you know in tripoli and elsewhere. if he is alive, the best thing he can do for his people is to step down immediately and end this. three of his sons, they re in custody here. there are the photog