a couple of a dozen

""Libyan officials have complained publicly that they were unaware of how large the U.S. intelligence presence was in Benghazi until a couple of dozen U.S. officials showed up at the airport after the attack, waiting to be evacuated ..."I'm sure they were all "diplomats", and not ex-military private contractors. That's one thing that's been under-reported in the press, Obama's expansion and reliance of ex-military mercenaries to wage war."