[aristeides]

I hope the authorities are bearing in mind that Air Force One was a target on 9/11.

Speaking of Air Force One, if terrorists could take down TWA 800 with a Stinger, seems to me they would have been equally capable of taking down Air Force One by hiding right outside Andrews Air Force Base. I wonder why they didn't. Did they want to preserve Clinton?

[NautiNurse]

Air Force One was a target on 9/11.

Your statement brought back real memories of terror to me. I was white-knuckling the chair that morning, repeating over and over --"Please let President Bush and Air Force One clear our airspace quickly." I recall watching the television and out the window as Air Force One taxied down the runway at SRQ. Far too close for comfort for me. I never doubted for one moment the idea that it was a target.

[Steve0113]

Speaking of Air Force One, if terrorists could take down TWA 800 with a Stinger, seems to me they would have been equally capable of taking down Air Force One by hiding right outside Andrews Air Force Base.

IIRC, Air Force 1 is a 747. Four engines, flies just fine with three. One Stinger couldn't bring it down.

For the same reason, one Stinger couldn't have brought down TWA-800, also a 747.