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The Washington Times reports that contrary to what Barack Obama and Leon Panetta have said, there were 8 special forces commandos in Tripoli the night of the attack, just 400 miles away. They were made up of Delta Force, the country's leading counterterrorism force and Green Berets. Two of the Delta Forces volunteered to go to Benghazi, along with 5 private contractors. Both have been quietly awarded medals for their bravery for turning back the attackers.
Delta Force is trained as a quick response force and assuming they could be ready in an hour, they could have been in Benghazi within three hours. This bolsters testimony given by Gregory Hicks that Lt Steve
SocialCUT
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You missed a "k" at the end of your link.
And here's the Washington Times article referenced.
MamaLeonne
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Were you aware when you posted this thread that this is "Old News?" I heard about this sometime ago (last October at least), and have been waiting for follow-up on it ever since. This is not what I was waiting for in terms of new information.