Reply #22: yes

[paulthompson]

I do want to throw stones. I want the people who failed on 9/11 to be named and face the consequences. I agree that most of the rank and file performed admirably and their jobs are very tough, but there were some massive failures. For instance, the fighters going from Langley to Washington around 9:30 apparently didn't even know there was an emergency going on, even though the ones dispatched to New York half an hour were told it was an emergency. Someone screwed up. Half the country knew much more than those fighter pilots. Who dropped the ball there? How and why? I want to know. Another example: Air Force One takes off and flies for an hour or more without fighter escort, despite nearby bases and probably being told to scramble well before Air Force One taking off. Why? I could point out many other such failures, but I don't have time for all these long posts.