Originally Posted by
whirledtraveler
What am I missing? If the airliner was being escorted by F16s, I'd consider the situation well under control. There's no way that the government is going to do anything which would allow an exact repeat of 9/11.
You're missing a lot.
People aren't going to see the F16s. They're going to see a low-flying 747 and panic. Even if people saw the F16s, it's not like people are going to say "oh, there are the fighter jets, everything will be okay."