We have restricted areas over our seat of government for very clear and
well-defined reasons, and every certificated pilot knows it

REALLY,,, seriously Jay. Do you really take the time to think about your
beliefs? Scenario: (God forbid!) Commercial Jumbo jet off from the airport
(look at a TAC of that area and see how close it is to the 'seat of
government') - capable of at least a few hundred knots and loaded with jet
fuel, momentum and sheer mass. Let's say that fighters are miraculously
scrambled soon enough and they shoot down the hijacked plane before it
reaches the capitol; a lethal rain of metal, jet fuel, and unfortunate
occupants on the thousands of people who live below (which would be over
one of the most densely populated urban areas in our country).

So, thousands of innocents will be sacrificed - families, children, mothers
and more? Sounds like a no-win scenario to me..sounds like a plan made out
of panic and paranoia.

I can't be the only one who winced with embarrassment and disgust to see the
video footage of all our elected leaders running like bloated, fat chickens
FROM A CESSNA 150 of all things! How those wicked terrorist groups must be
laughing heartily at us now. They really won - they succeeded in creating
paranoia and terror in their victim - one of the goals of terrorism!
It was just sickening, having our government's yellowed-belly showing to all
the world on their TV's.

Heck, look at Iraq right now,,, despite our presence we can't even begin to
stop the daily car bombings that are going on there. And our poor
recruits,,, 'making it' to the day their service is supposed to end and then
repeatedly being told that it is being extended (bad move for morale). At
least this is the last presidential term for G.W. Being grateful for small
favors!


Cecil