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To clarify a few things...
> Isn't there a -'no-fly-zone'- surrounding this area and the White House?
> I mean, where are all the response jets.
Yes there is a no fly zone over most of D.C., however the Pentagon is in the
direct flight path for Dulles International Airport. This posses the risk
of something like this happening.
> (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?
It is very difficult to take down a large commercial jumbo jet. Taking into
all the accounts from the Media and also other info I have attained from
other reliable sources, the plane took off and then proceded to turn right
around and ram right into the Pentagon. There is not much fighters or any
"Quick Response Squad" could have done. It was literally a surprise attack.
No indication that anything was the matter until the last second.
> It’s 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…
That is the real problem isn't it. Where do we draw the line for protection
of the public and the need to carry on with a normal flow of air traffic.
However this is a discussion for another discussion group and another time.
Nate
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