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In lugnet.general, Pedro Silva writes:
> In lugnet.general, Josh Baakko writes:
> > I find this all so amazing, they claimed the buildings were built to
> > withstand a 707 hitting them! I personally watched BOTH towers collapse LIVE
> I am not an expert on this, but I heard on TV that no building can withstand
> such prolonged burnings without partial or total collapse. My dad told me
> that the concrete turns to dust at 1200ºC, and then steel melts down,
> causing structural failure.
> Mark wrote:
> They both survived the initial impact without a problem, the resulting
> uncontrolled fire and damage afterwards is what unfortunately brought down
> both towers. Considering the damage and the attack in 1993, I am surprised they
> lasted as long as they did.
Interesting...
But this is what really bothers me.
I can see the World Trade Center being taken-out, but not the Pentagon?!?
Isn't there a -'no-fly-zone'- surrounding this area and the White House?
I mean, where are all the response jets.
(Not even an active counter measure was initiated at the time.)
Yes, I've heard that F-16 were dispatched later on, but aren't their units
designed for rapid response for any intrusion into this specialized
government area.
Not even a military Helicopter on a near by landing pad attempted to intercept.
Surely an Apache/Cobra (or whatever) could have sprung into action and used
its mini guns to disable the commercial jet?
Its easy to engage an external threat to Washington.
(Missile or foreign attack squadron coming over seas.)
But I guess any local passenger jets pose a real problem
Another note
Once everyone talks about Terrorism they think of foreign invaders.
BUT, what if these attackers were from an internal group.
Similar to the events of Oklahoma.
Just a lugubrious thought. :(
--==Richard==--
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