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Old Jul 31, 2014 | 7:46 am
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Originally Posted by emrdoc
There is no way in hell the US government would order the military to shoot down a civilian aircraft in US airspace. It is a nice exercise in strategy but it will NEVER happen.
Fly a 747 at the White House and let me know how that turns out for you.
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