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#73. One of those strip alerts previously cut back prior to
that day (under Clinton) was Atlantic City, N.J.. other sites cut back previously, Griffiss A.F.B.(Rome), N.Y.,
Niagra Falls, N.Y., Pittsburgh, PA, Suffolk County Airport, N.Y., Hanscom Field, N.Y., Dover A.F.B., DE, Andrews A.F.B., D.C., Hancock Field, N.Y. and Ft Lee, VA. All cut back by Democratic led Senate and Houses!!!!

#73. One of those strip alerts previously cut back prior to that day (under Clinton) was Atlantic City, N.J...not to quibble, since I'm obviously not as up on this as you are, but there is still a very active Air National Guard squadron in Pomona, N.J., right outside of Atlantic City. Local news reports after 911 said that fighters from that base were among the first into the air and arriving in D.C. the morning of the attack - maybe this is not the operation to which you're referring, or maybe it was reinstituted by Bush?.......

Military base closures have been going on for a long time now under both Bush I and Clinton. The bases were selected by the DoD and a bipartisan Congressional committee. In fact, Clinton was criticized for trying to get some AF bases taken off the list (i.e., kept open) in states where he wanted to score points.

The fact that bases were closed doesn't mean that it had any effect on NORAD. Prior to 9/11 there were only 7 bases with combat-ready jets, each with 2 F15/16s. The number of jets on the runway ready to intercept has been steadily falling for the past 30 years under a variety of Presidents, Democratic and Republican. In the case of DC there already were at least two open AF bases closer than Langley, where the intercepts were launched. Did Clinton make the decision to have those jets in Langley rather than Andrews?

Show me any reliable source that indicates that Clinton closed AF bases that were part of NORAD's mission and that were close to 9/11 targets.

Personally I think you're blowing hot air.