9:02:54 a.m.: United Airlines Flight 175 impacts the south side of the South Tower of the WTC between the 78th and 84th floors at a speed of over 500 MPH. Parts of the plane including an engine leave the building from its north side, to be found on the ground up to six blocks away.
And we shortly thereafter sat down at the table and then we just realized nobody could think, and then boom, right behind us, we saw the cloud of explosion at the Pentagon.
9:37 a.m.: American Airlines Flight 77 is lost from radar screens and impacts the western side of the Pentagon. The section of the Pentagon hit consists mainly of newly renovated, unoccupied offices. The Pentagon says American Airlines Flight 77 hits them at 9:37. Other published reports have American
So, for 35 MINUTES, John Kerry JUST SAT THERE??????
bootless, send 174, too!
This from a man who was too busy partying with his Hollywood friends to receive an intelligence briefing from officials.
Kerry just sat there for 35 minutes, knowing not what to think.
In hindsight, had I been in President Bush's place, I would have done exactly what Bush did. The last thing Bush needed to do was abruptly stop reading and tell the kids he had to leave and why. Leaving those kids screaming and bawling.
You beat me.
I was out trying to fly fish on the coast in 40 to 50 mph winds yesterday at that time.
By the time they saw the smoke it was probably even later.