Putin knew we were preparing to go to DEFCON 3 but couldn’t reach Bush. That sure is a fuster cluck.
If Putin had turned on CNN I’m sure one of his advisors could’ve explained it to him.
Oh, bull.
I neither hate nor love Putin, but all he had to do was turn on his TV and see the scenes LIVE from New York City, the Pentagon, and the fact that a no-responsive to air traffic control aircraft went down somewhere in Pennsylvania, when radar saw it approaching Washington DC at 500 MPH.
At the time, no one really knew how extensive the attack was; who planned it; or what other shoes were about to drop.
I would expect far MORE criticism if we didn’t heighten DEFCON that day.