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Originally Posted by helterskelter808
If you have multiple credible reports about an attack on the US....
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Yeah, because we don't receive a dozen threats on a daily basis.
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Originally Posted by helterskelter808
....it's not that difficult pick out a top ten list of targets, near the top of which would obviously be the WTC and Pentagon.
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Great, so they pick the top ten potential targets and spend hundreds of millions arming them with anti aircraft missiles.
But I see a few problems here....
1) What happens when a civilian airliner gets lost and ventures too close to a target? Who will be able to give the order to shoot it down? Remember, that person will have seconds to decide if it's a terrorist attack or a plane a few miles off course.
2) Now we have anti aircraft missiles on the ground right next to potential targets. Let's just say... The Empire State building. Well, what's the stop the terrorists from taking over those missile silos and launching those missiles off at any plane in range? I mean, we can't build a secure military base in the heart of NYC to house these things, right? I guess you could, but you have to have it guarded 24/7, etc - more money.
3) Great, you've got the top ten targets protected at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars. And maybe they might be able to stop a terrorist attack from a plane IF they have enough time and IF someone has the balls to shoot down a civilian plane. But now everyone in the world knows which sites are protected, and they'll just go for target number 11. Lots of time, money, and effort - wasted.
4) And all of the above only protects ten sites from terrorists taking over airplanes again. Fuck, they can hijack a plane and turn around and aim it right back at the airport. Or office building. Or oil terminal. Or port. Or for that matter, a gas station.
We are a huge target. Last time it was airplanes and buildings, next time it will be an oil tanker rammed into tourist attraction on the coast. Or something. It's just a matter of time.