“They were following doctrine, which reguired not directly confronting the gunmen. They thought they were facing a hostage situation, not a massacre.”
From what I read they thought they were facing a massacre but were instructed and trained to wait until they had adequate forces to handle it.
“Anymore than it is right to blame the passengers on the planes that hit the WTC for not fighting back. They were following doctrine, too”
I agree, my point was that this young lady is a hero and shows that one person can make a difference.
I certainly agree with that.
I hope everyone remembers that pre-911 hijackings had sometimes ended badly, but never with planned mass murder. Under those circumstances, instructing unarmed passengers to lay low made a lot of sense.
When the challenge changes, as it did on 911, doctrine has to change too.
Expecting ordinary people to anticipate the change before it happens is not reasonable. That’s why they call them surprise attacks.