...”they must have an alternative explanation”...
like you said, just tweeted through AP:
US officials: No delays in rescue effort in Libya
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2953486/posts
GG,
This is an accurate statement. There were no delays because requests for assistance were refused. Refusal = no rescue. At all.
Also, whose friggin idea was it to not have a carrier group in the Med?