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In reply to the discussion: Boom! MSNBC is reporting impeachment managers will show new evidence [View all]csziggy
(34,189 posts)75. Shrub was shuttled around the country on AF-1 then taken to a secure base
Cheney went to a bunker under the White House.
Remember, Shrub was reading "My Pet Goat" in some classroom at the time the attacks happened.
Updated:
Sep 12, 2019
Original:
Sep 9, 2019
Behind the 9/11 White House Order to Shoot Down U.S. Airliners: It Had to be Done
The harrowing decision was made during the first hour after the attacksby Vice President Cheney.
Garrett M. Graff
The National Archives
Its hard to imagine an American leader authorizing the shoot-down of civilian aircraft. But in the first hour following the attacks of September 11, 2001, when it was unclear how many passenger jets had been weaponized by terroristsand then aimed at Americas seats of powerthats exactly what happened.
According to what historic record exists from that chaotic morning, however, its unclear that the decision came directly from someone in the operational chain of command, which runs from the President to the Secretary of Defense down to military commanders. President George W. Bush, who began the day at an education event in Florida, was sequestered in the skies on Air Force One, frustrated by scant information, spotty communication and handlers determined to keep him safely away from the capital. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, meanwhile, became unreachable after the Pentagon itself had been struck.
That left Vice President Cheney, positioned in a bunker beneath the White House, in the decision-making hot seat.
More: https://www.history.com/news/september-11-attacks-shootdown-order-cheney-bush
Sep 12, 2019
Original:
Sep 9, 2019
Behind the 9/11 White House Order to Shoot Down U.S. Airliners: It Had to be Done
The harrowing decision was made during the first hour after the attacksby Vice President Cheney.
Garrett M. Graff
The National Archives
Its hard to imagine an American leader authorizing the shoot-down of civilian aircraft. But in the first hour following the attacks of September 11, 2001, when it was unclear how many passenger jets had been weaponized by terroristsand then aimed at Americas seats of powerthats exactly what happened.
According to what historic record exists from that chaotic morning, however, its unclear that the decision came directly from someone in the operational chain of command, which runs from the President to the Secretary of Defense down to military commanders. President George W. Bush, who began the day at an education event in Florida, was sequestered in the skies on Air Force One, frustrated by scant information, spotty communication and handlers determined to keep him safely away from the capital. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, meanwhile, became unreachable after the Pentagon itself had been struck.
That left Vice President Cheney, positioned in a bunker beneath the White House, in the decision-making hot seat.
More: https://www.history.com/news/september-11-attacks-shootdown-order-cheney-bush
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Boom! MSNBC is reporting impeachment managers will show new evidence [View all]
RDANGELO
Feb 2021
OP
Yes. Replacing the Pentagon leaders for no reason was to help his terrorist gangs.
Lonestarblue
Feb 2021
#7
And one of those (Miller) ordering the National Guard to stand down, on Jan 4th.
lagomorph777
Feb 2021
#45
He even said this before the 2016 election. He always planned to cry foul if he lost
lettucebe
Feb 2021
#74
Not known for being quick on his feet Trump still managed to respond in the debate for the
Dustlawyer
Feb 2021
#83
+1000 Refusing to send help will damn him. If not in Senate, in criminal court.
lagomorph777
Feb 2021
#46
Trump could walk up and shoot someone in the face on video and they would aquit,
Beachnutt
Feb 2021
#4
Trump said he'd join them on the way to the Capitol. It was another lie.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
Feb 2021
#60
The case probably starts with the stand down and stand by to the proud boys.
dem4decades
Feb 2021
#6
Trump's own words from Dec. 2020 .... "Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!"
Botany
Feb 2021
#9
And two days before the Pro Trump riot/coup Trump's acting Defense Sec. gave a stand down order ....
Botany
Feb 2021
#16
The use of the phrase "riot control agents" 2 days before the Trump riot kind of takes ...
Botany
Feb 2021
#54
The GQP has turned it into a matter of political party rather than an individual case.
world wide wally
Feb 2021
#41
Why are they called managers? In court they'd be prosecutors, in the Senate, idk
bucolic_frolic
Feb 2021
#61
Love that there is new evidence...but it won't matter to most of GOP senators. They are cultists
iluvtennis
Feb 2021
#63
The House managers need to make sure to include Trump's statements concerning...
LudwigPastorius
Feb 2021
#65
Their trial brief makes it clear they're going to emphasize how much Trump would have known
highplainsdem
Feb 2021
#66
Then, he told them: "And if you don't fight like hell, you're not going to have a country anymore"
Lock him up.
Feb 2021
#86