"Morgans" wrote in message
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"Happy Dog" wrote

These offenders were ****ups, for sure, but are there any pilots here who
think they couldn't have done a better job of intercepting these guys?

Ahhhhhhh, yep? How about just about anyone here?

To be fair, we didn't get the intercepting pilots' stories. They were
undoubtedly being directed by senior officers and that, or some problem with
their ship (the radio problem mentioned seems odd) may have played a
significant role. But, whatever happened, it's an equally black mark for
Homeland Insecurity. Most pilots have heard stories about troubled planes
being guided to safety by pilots in other planes who weren't out flying
looking for anyone to intercept or rescue.

moo