Could you feel comfortable confronting the riff-raff?

Here are some of the freedoms taken away since 9/11 under the former administration (compiled by the Associated Press):FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION: Government may monitor religious and political institutions without suspecting criminal activity to assist terror investigations.FREEDOM OF INFORMATION: Government has closed once-public immigration hearings, has secretly detained hundreds of people without charges, and has encouraged bureaucrats to resist public records questions.FREEDOM OF SPEECH: Government may prosecute librarians or keepers of any other records if they tell anyone that the government subpoenaed information related to a terror investigation.RIGHT TO LEGAL REPRESENTATION: Government may monitor federal prison jailhouse conversations between attorneys and clients, and deny lawyers to Americans accused of crimes.FREEDOM FROM UNREASONABLE SEARCHES: Government may search and seize Americans' papers and effects without probable cause to assist terror investigation.RIGHT TO A SPEEDY AND PUBLIC TRIAL: Government may jail Americans indefinitely without a trial.RIGHT TO LIBERTY: Americans may be jailed without being charged or being able to confront witnesses against them.

Although her response is confrontational and a little stressful, I guess this is actually a good thing.

My post wasn't meant hostile...or to be confrontational.  

Be firm but not confrontational. 

Putting things in writing avoids personal confrontation.   

I believe it also forces people who make erroneous statements and claims about an area back them up when confronted by those sincerely in the know.

What made it even worse in terms of the stress level was their confrontational, hostile attitude, constant lies and half-truths, which made it almost impossible to deal with them in a reasonable, business-like manner.

If he confronts you about moving forward with another agent, be polite and be honest.

It's not confrontational yet gets the point across.