Denny wrote:

The unnoticed action in this accident is the scramble by NORAD, over a
single incident of damage involving 4 windows in an apartment
building... What is next, scrambling when some kid falls off a swing?
How gutless and knee jerk predictable we have become... Any boxer will
tell you that when you can get your opponent to react consistently and
predictably you have the fight won...
The jihadists are winning because we are busily destroying our free
society in response to them - and that is what they are after and
happily watching as we do 'their work'...

Well that's swell that you can Monday morning quarterback after the
fact. At the time of the scramble it was unknown what the severity of a
plane crashing into a tall building was, so they erred on the side of
caution. Thinking quickly was "gutless and knee jerk" as you put it.
Apparently they were able to get aircraft scrambled quicker than on 9/11,
when it was also initially unknown if the plane crashing into a tall
building was. Amazing what a few minutes might be able to accomplish, but
you apparently would prefer not to do anything until you can do a complete
damage assessment. Great.

So if you were calling the shots, how long would you have waited to call
for air support? Until the 8:03pm that evening? Until you had every one
of the facts at your disposal?