Maybe not. I can't point to specific operational knowledge but at that point the plane headed for the White House was still in the air, correct? So there was a time factor. I seem to recall that there was debate post-9/11 as to whether it would have been appropriate to shoot it down. So that policy was not in place then, if I am right about that. So there was a decision that needed to be made. Fortunately someone on the plane said "let's roll"...
Dana On 8/24/05, Kevin Graeme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gruss, you're ranting. You know I'm no Bush fan, but in all truth, his > reaction time was irrelevant. The reaction time of the FDNY, NTSB, Air > National Guard, etc. THOSE were critical. None of them were dependent > on the President to move them to action. They are all empowered to > deal with emergency situations without waiting for some presidential > blessing. > > Keep in mind that when the first plane hit, it wasn't even known that > it was a terrorist attack. And even if it was known, the President > jumping up immediately wouldn't have changed anything because there > was no role for him to play at that moment. The various military and > emergency services were all the key decision makers at that moment. > > Was he sitting there with a stunned look on his face? Yes. Did he have > any immediate role to play in dealing with the situation? Not to my > knowledge. > > If you have knowledge of specific operational procedures that the > President should have taken to make any difference, please share. > > -Kevin > > On 8/24/05, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The nation is under attack - it doesn't matter if it's Russians, > > Cubans, Terrorists, etc. And the President had no idea who it was at > > the time anyway. The process is the same: What, when, where, how, > > who's responding. > > > > Have you ever heard of the Art of War? It's used in business all of > > the time. Why? Because attack and defense are universal. > > > > So you're clearly wrong. I'm absolutely shocked that ANYONE would try > > to defend a leader who sits stupid for 7 minutes upon hearing his > > country is under attack. If you are, then you deserve that leader. > > > > BTW - if you ever want to get into computer security I wouldn't > > mention you think crises reaction time is situational. > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Get Instant Hacker Protection, Virus Detection, Antispam & Personal Firewall. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=62 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:171016 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
