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(BUFDRVR) wrote:

* US * wrote:

If you believe that standard procedures for US air defenses were
followed on 9/11, you're the one who need to substantiate that.

You continue to spout this crap without even a moderate clue what you're
talking about. The only east coast units on Air Defense alert on the
morning of
9/11 were the F-15As from Otis ANG base in MA.

In fairness, also a two-ship at Langley, in VA but a significant
distance from DC/suburban Virginia. They launched following standing
orders that took them out over by the Atlantic. By the time they could
be directed to the DC area, they were too short on fuel to have had much
chance of identifying a specific target in a busy air corridor.

The point remains valid, confirmed by the 9/11 Commission Report, that
there were no air defense aircraft postured to meet the specific threat.
That is quite different than being "stood down". They had no rules of
engagement, local area intercept command, etc., for a threat that had
not been seriously considered.


The guard unit who you
insinuate
was "stood down" was the ANG unit from Andrews who was indeed airborn on
9/11
(at least a two ship) practicing *air to ground* attacks. Why don't you
provide
proof (beyond some tinfoil hat quote from a guy who claims the Pentagon
has an
air traffic alert function) of what units were stood down on 9/11?


BUFDRVR

"Stay on the bomb run boys, I'm gonna get those bomb doors open if it
harelips
everyone on Bear Creek"