Posted on 08/07/2005 10:09:16 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
COLORADO SPRINGS -- The U.S. military has devised its first-ever war plans for guarding against and responding to terrorist attacks in the United States, envisioning 15 potential crisis scenarios and anticipating several simultaneous strikes around the country, according to officers who drafted the plans.
The classified plans, developed here at Northern Command headquarters, outline a variety of possible roles for quick-reaction forces estimated at as many as 3,000 ground troops per attack, a number that could easily grow depending on the extent of the damage and the abilities of civilian response teams.
The possible scenarios range from "low end," relatively modest crowd-control missions to "high-end," full-scale disaster management after catastrophic attacks such as the release of a deadly biological agent or the explosion of a radiological device, several officers said.
Some of the worst-case scenarios involve three attacks at the same time, in keeping with a Pentagon directive earlier this year ordering Northcom, as the command is called, to plan for multiple simultaneous attacks.
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But then how would they react to a dirty bomb?
It's sad to say, but with our current "open borders" policy, our enemy already has entered the US and await their tasking. My best guess it that it will be a simultaneous attack on multiple cities and targets. My best guess is that it will be closer to the 06 election in hopes that they can sway the electorate like they did in Spain. Of course, I want to be wrong in my prediction, but.........
not good enough, I want to hear about a list of countries that support muslim fanatics that will be held responsible (Syria,Iran)
So who leaked the "classified plans"?
Karl Rove.
A key word you seem to be ignoring is "classified".
How would you want them to react? Why do YOU want to know classified plans?
Is this just more second-guessing of our President and our administration by self-appointed experts seeking to "help" them do their jobs better?
So you want to know war plans in a time of war?
Why?
If there is a major attack or series of attacks on this country by the islamoscumsheetheads you can bet that I will not be the only one with one shot=one kill on anything with a turban on top of it plan.
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Maybe Pentagon released this on purpose to fool our enemies. Hard to say.
I hope it involves lots of bombs.
Didn't they do that on Sept 11 and shortly after? I would call things like the Combat Air Patrols and new rules of engagement for hijacked planes the "first-ever" war plans to deal with terror attacks in the US.
Journalists, sloppy use of language, bad memory, or both?
"The classified plans, ***developed here at*** Northern Command headquarters"
Was this written by some AT NorCom??!!
USNORTHCOM of course.
It's to make the public feel secure in knowing the government has plans in place.
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If there is a major attack or series of attacks on this country by the islamoscumsheetheads you can bet that I will not be the only one with one shot=one kill on anything with a turban on top of it plan.
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Just don't mess up and nail any Sikhs -- they are good guys.
And has diminishing returns. Ex:
US airliner is shot down over Kentucky by terrorists using missiles.
Government claims aircraft downed due to windshear in effort to sidestep effects of terror on public (primary goal of the terrorists).
Its what I would do, but one problem: when you go to ask congress for $$ to counter missile attacks, no one will be listening, especially the public, because they've been led to believe the threat is low.
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