Its not nice to think about this, but those outcomes were told when the terrorists took the planes without any guns.In the panic and confusion, no one realized that the passengers actually held the upper hand, in a rigged game.They could choose to die on there own terms, not those ashholes'.But in the chaos, only a few understood this.That is understandable, and normal, and no fault of their own.The hijackers were counting on this.The terror froze everyone.
I hope if something like ever happens again that many will be able to think clearly about the odds faster and maybe have some chance at survival.If a guy has only a knife, he can lose.That, terribly, is the best chance one gets.For him to lose, not for you to win.
Yes, but they also said they had a bomb. History tells us that hijackings usually end without mass loss of life. They had no way of knowing the agenda here was any different -- until they heard about the WTC crashes and then they acted. Why piss off terrorists who have a bomb, when they are telling you that they're turning the plane around to land? Once they realized that this was a suicide mission, they did indeed act.