I have seen this several times and it's simply wrong. The first attempt to detonate the explosive device took place shortly after they started their approach to the airport. Had it worked as planned and the plane been brought down by the device it would have fallen many miles from the airport.
So much of the reporting on this situation has been absolutely inaccurate. Other than putting out the fire the passengers did little to save the flight. Had the device worked as planned it would have all been over in matter of seconds, certainly less than a minute. Not to detract from the actions of the passengers but once the device flamed instead of exploding the mission was pretty much a failure.
The worst part of all of this is that much of what they are doing in response does absolutely nothing to address the failure of the system. Like so much of liberals do after the fact it's just so much fluff. Problem is, that fluff is going to make air travel even more taxing than it already is. From that standpoint the mission was indeed a success. Just ask the 25,000 passengers who were stuck in England in the immediate aftermath.
Regardless of how badly the mission failed in its primary goal of bringing down the aircraft every attempt succeeds in making life more difficult for millions of travelers. Until we find a way to stop even that semblance of success we reward every would-be terrorist with something they don't deserve.
I think our media prefers to glom on to the “hero” story. It's human nature to want a happy outcome, even if it's fiction.
Until we find a way to stop even that semblance of success we reward every would-be terrorist with something they don't deserve.Amen to that. A good first step would be to fire Napolitano.
Stuff moving forward at several hundred miles per hour will continue moving forward on it’s way down. It does not drop straight down.