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"Sorry, when we put a combat air patrol over a city like today...it needs to be more than just for show."

I suppose you think that we should have grounded all aircraft today, or for that matter, why did we allow the airlines to resume flying at all ?

BTW - the CAP didn't interfere with anyones rights, or any of the stuff WE like to do.

I suppose you think that we should have grounded all aircraft today, or for that matter, why did we allow the airlines to resume flying at all ?

As far as I know commercial aircraft were under ATC control and in their assigned airspace today, with cockpits secured, and passengers checked....unlike the planes we are talking about.....so I am not sure where that supposition came from since I had never mentioned it.

BTW - the CAP didn't interfere with anyones rights, or any of the stuff WE like to do.

My reference to the CAP was that it should not be for show, it should be for shooting down aircraft that make suspicious moves during alert. I am not sure what you point is.

My point is really that the terrorists notice those 3,400 violations of restricted airspace that nobody did much about except after the fact. They can read the newspaper and see where a small plane violated White House airspace accidentally and was not stopped. Sure the pilot got questioned later...but the terrorists don't intend to be around later to be questioned. I am sure the terrorists are scared of our restricted airspace regs given that.

Perhaps I would LIKE to do some things...like fly through the Gateway Arch...it would be cool. Yet if I think that I am entitled to do so because its something I would like to do and dammit I'm an American....I should be wrong and should not be surprised to end up dead.