private function _dispatch_request( $url, $args ) {
		static $transports = array();

		$class = $this->_get_first_available_transport( $args, $url );
		if ( ! $class ) {
			return new WP_Error( 'http_failure', __( 'There are no HTTP transports available which can complete the requested request.' ) );
		}

		// Transport claims to support request, instantiate it and give it a whirl.
		if ( empty( $transports[ $class ] ) ) {
			$transports[ $class ] = new $class;
		}

		$response = $transports[ $class ]->request( $url, $args );

		/** This action is documented in wp-includes/class-http.php */
		do_action( 'http_api_debug', $response, 'response', $class, $args, $url );

		if ( is_wp_error( $response ) ) {
			return $response;
		}

		/** This filter is documented in wp-includes/class-http.php */
		return apply_filters( 'http_response', $response, $args, $url );
	}