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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? |
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