The fact is, American assistance WAS sent from Tripoli that night, but it was not military assistance. Who were the 8 guys sent from Tripoli working for? It is logical to assume they were CIA agents or on their payroll. Notice, in the State Department briefing of Oct. 9th, they do not describe the Tripoli contingent other than this:
As the night goes on, a team of reinforcements from Embassy Tripoli arrives by chartered aircraft at Benghazi airport and makes its way to the compound.
Let me reinforce the author's opinion about that...
State Dept. Rules of Engagement Kept Marines out of Tripoli, Benghazi in Libya Sept. 14, 2012Captain Kendra Motz, Marine Corps spokesman, told Breitbart News on Friday that she wasn't aware that the Marine Corps had issued a formal statement, but that the information included in the Powerline report was correct.
"The Marine Corps does not have any Marines stationed at diplomatic installations in Libya."
If we are to believe the Marine Corps (I do) there were no Marines stationed anywhere in Libya.
"SENIOR STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL NUMBER TWO: The calls were made to Tripoli at the moment that the – at the same time the agent in the [Tactical Operations Center] sounded the alarm and then proceeded to make calls."
That is a gobbledeygook answer. When that alarm was 'sounded' that was the alert that automatically and immediately 'sounded' in every situation room around the world. The WH sit-room, State Dept. sit-room, Pentagon sit-room, CIA sit-room, Africom sit-room and, according to Col. Hunt and other former mil and CIA officers, every CentCom around the globe totalling about 12. I'm not saying that agent didn't make any other calls but no other calls were necessary.
Howie Carr interview with Col. Hunt On The Newest Libyan Revelations audio 28:37
Judge Jeanine Investigates Benghazi Gate Part 4 - 10/20/2012 video 6:53
Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer (U.S. Army ret.), former CIA Station Chief Gary Burtson and former CIA operative Mike Baker