Do these people really think that we would have shot planes down that day?
No way.
I can just imagine they would be very understanding and supportive of shooting a plane out of the sky. NOT!
After the events of Sept. 11, Al Gore must have hoped no one remembered.
But someone did.
On Sept. 20, 2001, the Boston Globe broke the story of how the so-called Gore Commission had failed in its mission to address airline safety.
White House Commission on Aviation Safety and SecurityWhite House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security Final Report
Chapter Three: Improving Security for Travelers
Referred to following potential threats:
Terrorism (general), Biological, Chemical, Surface to Air Missles, Bombs, IED's, Profiling, Baggage Clearance, Airport Personnel
No mention of Planes as Weapons/Missles or Security of Cockpit Doors
Recommendation from Initial Report dated September 9, 1996
The system will be designed and constructed in incremental stages providing varying levels of service as early as April, 1997.
3.17. Establish an interagency task force to assess the potential use of surface-to-air missiles against commercial aircraft.
Recommendation from Initial Report dated September 9, 1996
Assess the viability of anti-missile defense systems.. Whether or not the explosion of TWA 800 turns out to have been due to a surface-to-air missile attack, as some eye-witness accounts suggest, missile attacks have downed passenger planes in other countries, and it is a risk that should be evaluated. The Commission will continue to analyze this problem in cooperation with the Department of Defense and other government agencies.
Status
DoD will convene an interagency task force to examine the threat to civil aircraft.
Deception for dollars / Speaking of lapses: Clinton/Gore "Airport Commission" FR / World Net from 2001