So when he says bring all the planes down, I think he meant grounding them, But if there were orders to shoot down a civilian plane that was going to hit the pentagon 20 miles out does'nt seem like much time for a jet to either get to it and take it out. Consider how many planes were still in the air and if a military fighter pilot wouldn't think twice before firing on one. If I were a fighter pilot, I would have to be pretty sure about it!

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So when he says bring all the planes down, I think he meant grounding them, But if there were orders to shoot down a civilian plane that was going to hit the pentagon 20 miles out does'nt seem like much time for a jet to either get to it and take it out. Consider how many planes were still in the air and if a military fighter pilot wouldn't think twice before firing on one. If I were a fighter pilot, I would have to be pretty sure about it!


Do you know how many jets where scrambled that day? (Not a sarcastic question I really would like to know.)

They scrambled 2 fast movers from the air national guard base near Dallas, those jets went super sonic about a minute after take off.

The report from CBS2 is there were dozens of planes from all over the country.

If they are scrambled out of any number of the air bases in the DC area, they could intercept in less then 3 minutes, maybe even less.

When you get an executive order, by law you have to follow it. However, it is your duty to question the order should you perceive it to be unlawful.

But Fighter pilots are all alone up there without the benefit of other viewpoints.

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