Plenty of jets in the military over all. Very few assigned to defend our
country.

The idea that the purpose of the Department of Defense is to defend the
country is a common misconception.

The purpose of the Department of Defense is to push other countries around.
Our own country is not very well defended, because "what idiot would take on
the USA?"

And this was most likely the thinking that lead up to 9/11.

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James.
 
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu 
> [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of Gerhard Fiedler
> Sent: 2006 Oct 02, Mon 12:16
> To: piclist@mit.edu
> Subject: Re: [OT] 9/11 live: the NORAD tapes
> Importance: High
> 
> alan smith wrote:
> 
> > living by an air base.....believe me...there are way more 
> than 14 jets...
> 
> Armed, ready to take off and do something besides training 
> flights? With pilots and staff on duty 365/24 so that they 
> can be in the air in a matter of minutes? Known to the NORAD 
> staff and under their control, immediately when needed, 
> without going through fifteen bureaucratic hurdles? 
> 
> I'm sure it takes a bit more than just make noise for this 
> (which I'm also sure they do make :)
> 
> See, with James I assume that those people are not outright 
> idiots. And if the one says that he rather doesn't send the 
> other two in the air right now, because then their fuel would 
> go out at just about the same time as the first two's fuel... 
> It seems he didn't have more than 4 to send out, doesn't it? 
> Where were the way more jets then?
> 
> Gerhard
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