Why were the 9/11 planes not intercepted before they reached there targets?

coragryph

It's not a universal routine practice -- and it certainly wasn't back then. That practice usually only applies if the planes enter restricted airspace -- which only one of them did.

Prior to then, the standard policy of airlines was for the pilots to accomodate hijackers' demands and take the plane wherever they wanted -- until a solution could be reached. That policy was intended to save lives -- nobody imagined that planes would be used as projectile weapons.

That policy changed post-9/11 -- for obvious reasons.

Bill

Please cite a source for your allegation that this is a "routine policy and practice."

Lillian

They were hijacked. We knew this. But history taught us that hijackers rarely hurt the people. They get flown out of the country or what ever. We've never had them flown into buildings. When the first one hit the towers, we thought it was an accident. It was unfathomable to believe that his was done on purpose. By the time the 2nd one hit, we figured it out.

jeeper_peeper321

Ya know, why is no one can ever tell you or show one instance of military fighters, intercepting civilan air liners before 911 ?

They all point to the golfers plane being intercepted, but they never mention, it had been out of radio contact for over an hour and Air Force jets were in the area training at the time.

The military never had a policy of intercepting off course planes inside the US.

Thats a myth by the conspiracy nuts.

vtx.1800retro

little late to be trying to dig up more crap about 911

rukidding

Because they didn't look like they were heading to "targets" until they flew into the buildings--and field--that they flew into. It's a little easier to intercepted a missile or a MIG than it is to figure out if a commercial airliner is lost or the navigation systems aren't working, or they're going to become a bomb in a few moments. And just imagine the devastation that would have been caused in Manhattan and surrounding areas if the Air Force shot down three jetliners?

Willie B

We did not know the intention was to crash the planes. I think the standard practice was to try and talk the hi-jackers down. Can't imagine a quick approval at that time by Congress to immediately shoot down American Commercial Airlines and kill several hundred Americans and endangering many hundreds more on the ground. Of course, things have changed now and after 9/11 our actions would be far more aggressive in a similar situation.... As it is, we do not seem to be completely prepared for another such onslaught.

Amy S

You have been misinformed about the "routine policy and practice" information you provided. It absolutely was not policy or practice to do that.

For those who blame the military, the military had no part in what happened on 9/11. It is not within the scope of our military to monitor or respond to civilian air traffic incidents.

For cryin out loud... people will believe anything!

darrell m

really never heard that. but you believe what you want it still will not change what happened and who did it. and no it wasn't Bush.

cantcu

The ones they did get up were sent out to the ocean and were expecting missiles from Russia. An absolute 180 from the alleged hijackers!

rukidding rukidding. That IS NOT protocol!

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mad_mick001

The radar tracking devices were turned off by the hijackers when they took over the aircraft. Until that happened, nothing untoward had caused suspicion as the aircraft were still following their normal course. By the time the alarm was raised following the aircraft disappearing off the air traffic control radar, nobody had any idea where the aircraft were!

It would be like looking for a needle in a haystack!

TocIsCheap

I watched this movie the other night...

It was a trip and it talks about 9/11 and other things...

It's free, go here and watch www.zeitgeistmovie.com

mrs_c

Good question, I'd like to see the answers to this one. Hopefully they're intelligent and not some stupid remarks!

bush-deathgrip

feeling safer yet?

Stefan B 1977

Especially flight 77 which was off course for an EXTREMELY long time without being intercepted.

The official story is that many of the fighter jets were many hundreds of miles away on training missions.

Mordent

Because either

1) The US military is incompetant - they didn't realise/realised too late
2) The US military is impotent - they wanted to do something but couldn't
3) The US military was told not to - that isn't necesarily for nefarious reasons - it could have been because the practice was to not intercept planes because it would mean the hijackers would panic and start killing people.

Lonely Turkey

What I dont get is how the heck the iraqis were able to hijack the planes with only razor blades, or whatever they used and NOONE stepped up to TAKE EM OUT.

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