“I was watching the news coverage of the day. There was no fighter cover over DC. That is not arguable.”
Our defense posture at that time was for an external threat. We never suspected this type of attack would be launched internally.
A friend of mine flew sky cap over DC for some months after 9-11. We were then prepared for internal threats. His job was to shoot down any threat regardless of where it came from.
A friend of mine flew sky cap over DC for some months after 9-11. We were then prepared for internal threats. His job was to shoot down any threat regardless of where it came from.
I don’t know which is more frightening, the fact that our armed forces are so inflexible they cannot say “the nation is under aerial attack, fly cover and shoot to kill anyone that does not answer or approaches _________.” Or that they never thought of an internal threat even after war games FROM EVERY ANGLE are supposed to be practiced for.
In my opinion, it was a stand down order, they knew it was coming and wanted it to happen. Nobody they gave a care about died.