Taco-Spud, unlike you, I have actually dealt with Islamist whackjobs in the far-off duchy of Lebanon. It wouldn't have been effective to attempt to "distract" the Islamakazi, unless said distraction consisted of a midair impact with an F-16 at 400+ knots of closure. Yeah - you're right, we "coulda" done NOTHING - except of course watching on TV Flight 77 smacking into the Pentagon.
Yeah - sure!