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Originally posted by CD5Passion
as far as the planes they could've "escorted" the planes with the f16s..and I'm damn sure if they saw what they were all headed for the would have shot them planes down and I wouldn't give a damn who was on the plane.
in any case, I'm just waiting for the terrorist to completely rape us once we fail over there, imo its bound to happen
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Somehow I don't think the majority of the U.S. would have really placed much blame on the powers that be if they had shot down a hijacked airplane. It's simple math...kill a few people or wait and see what happens and sit by while (potentially) many more die...including the people that were on the plane to begin with. Then there's the crazies who'd come up with conspiracy theories either way (not that all conspiracy theories are crazy, it's just that some people take it too far). I don't think escorting them would've worked, either. If you're nuts enough to fly into buildings and shit, what's stopping you from trying to play bumper cars with a few F16s? I guess we just got lucky that the people on that particular plane had the knowledge and the balls to take matters into their own hands.
But I think you're correct Darin...I think another attack is inevitable. Regardless of how big or where it is, it's almost a certainty. We're pissing people off all over the place and these people aren't known for their benevolence. No matter how good our intelligence is, we can't stop everyone unless we lock down our borders. Once it happens I think we'll see the end of this country as we know it. By that I mean a (for the most part) free Amerika. The Patriot Act and FISA will likely look like declarations of independence compared to what I think we'll see after another attack. I'd say anything up to and including martial law. If that happens, I'm moving to Europe (provided I can even leave the country at all). Enjoy it while you can.