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Jay Honeck wrote:

9/11 illustrated how vulnerable we were to attack by air. Just look
how long it took to scramble *any* aircraft to intercept those rogue
airliners, even after NORAD was fully alerted.

9/11 illustrated how vulnerable we were to attack by air from a handful
of aircraft launched from US soil. And look at how little actual damage
was done.

--
Bob Noel
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