[exit82]

We should know what happened--just go to our spy satellites. After all, we were able to tell the Russians that their plane was shot down by a missile over the Black Sea by the Ukranians within 24 hours of it happening.

[abraxas_sandiego]

but mysteriously we did not have the same data from the downing of twa flt. 800...or did we???

[GOPJ]

You're right. We can find out, but the fear is the airline industry will collapse. And they're right.

The airline industry will collapse if it's not safe.. Lying about terrorist not being involved will postpone the inevitable, but not for long. The lie will be uncovered by a democrat talking (they really do care about lying when it's a Republican doing the lying) or some terrorist will hit another plane, and claim both of them. It's a twofer. Then it all goes.

The people who tell Bush to lie for his country are the same types who told the older Bush to raise taxes to help the people. We know how kind they and the media were dealing with that broken promise.

Bush can't save the airlines if they can't safeguard the citizens who fly them. And he shouldn't. If the airlines can't keep citizens safe, others who can will replace them. It's still a market economy. Let the market work.