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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 2:40 pm
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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.
Well under control? If a "hostile" 747 was flying over Manhattan, what do you think that 10 F16's could do about it that was any less likely to cause injury/damage than intentionally ramming a building? Do you think putting a missle into the 747 would make it disappear in a puff of harmless smoke?
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