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To: Second_Titan who wrote (7789)	9/12/2001 11:16:33 PM
From: CpsOmis	Respond to of 23153

<<<<One of the challenges is changing the military industrial complex to fight this type of war. Much more attention is needed with human capital than with new submarines or aircraft carriers. The human capital will not bring big contracts home and will be much slower to develop and it is not something to be paraded down the Hudson River. Very astute observation, as wasyour shot at the far left. Civil Liberties ARE important, however, but judgement must be used as well. Cosmo

To: Second_Titan who wrote (7789)	9/12/2001 11:20:56 PM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23153

Just a guess, but here goes: Decision to scramble fighters - 15 minutes at least to get authority, probably longer Scramble fighters - five minutes minimum airborne Arrive at target - another 5-15 minutes depending where they scrambled from, maybe longer Time to inspect aircraft visually and decide if it was hijacked - several minutes at least maybe more Get authorization to shoot down a civilian airliner with innocent passengers - ask Bush, he is the only one who could authorize it - 30 minutes or more? Add it up then compare the total to the flight time of those planes. You can't stop this kind of attack unless you are on a war footing to begin with. We weren't until the other day.