[Patriot_from_CA]

I doubt that any pilot could make a direct hit on the non-lake side of Hoover dam without a lot of practice in a simulator. AQ pilots would undoubtedly crash into the sides of the narrow canyon surrounding the dam or overshoot and plow into Lake Mead. A plane disintegrating and bouncing off the canyon walls into the dam would do no damage to the dam (except for cosmetic damage to the color of the grey concrete.) AQ wants the civilian casualties so they would attack the strip and crash into a big hotel.

I wonder if this flight from France was flying over Russia into LA from the west? In that case, Vegas isn't on the flight path and a plane continuing on to Vegas and not responding to radio would be shot down by fighters out of Nellis AFB. Now that would irritate the French.

[Jim Noble]

Now that would irritate the French.

If AQ could get us to shoot down an innocent airliner a week before the real attack, it would help them immeasurably.

The first innocent airliner we shoot down will also be the last.

[Teri0811]

"I wonder if this flight from France was flying over Russia into LA from the west? In that case, Vegas isn't on the flight path and a plane continuing on to Vegas and not responding to radio would be shot down by fighters out of Nellis AFB. Now that would irritate the French."

Fox News is reporting that Las Vegas was the only major US city on the flight path.