Jay Honeck wrote in news:1a219c8a-6770-4d49-aabc-
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Agreed. *But NORAD's response time also highlighted how porous our air

defenses had become with the post-Cold War draw-down in our Air Force.

The air defenses weren't porous at all. *The threat didn't come from
outside our borders and that was the primary threat that NORAD was
created to defend against. *It was never meant to defend from an attack
from within using commercial airplanes. *Sheesh.

Missed the point completely -- again.

You always do!


Bertie