Agreed, but one problem in this sort of scenario is in identifying the source of the attack. There have been at least one or maybe two 'crashed' jetliners in American airspace that are suspected of actually having been downed by shoulder-fired missiles. I believe that both occurred before 9/11. At the time, there was conjecture which was largely poo-poohed by the MSM, as one would expect. I don't know if the social climate now is so different that a downed jet with suspicious radar traces and witness testimony would be taken seriously....I hope so.
Even if there's definite proof, I'm wondering also how likely the Gov't will be to acknowledge the truth? Doing so would completely destroy the entire commercial aviation industry for decades and wreck the economy.
There, I have to disagree. The only people that are likely to attack a civilian airline with shoulder-fired missles are Islamofacists.
I am of the opinion that the USA will never again be safe until we have eradicated Islamic extremists completely.
I thought 9-11 would have done the job. I was wrong. Maybe a couple hundred more dead innocents will finally convince the hand-wringers that appeasement doesn't work. As to the airline industry, didn't we manage to have a growing economy before commercial air travel?