OzmO, how were these things to be clarified? Remember, all commands go through Rumsfeld (please see my response below).
That's just it. Go back to some of my original posts regarding our debate/discussion where I talked about how:
- An attack like this was never prepared for
- The entire defense posture of the USA at the time was from an attack outside the USA by bombers from another country.
Really, you need to research how the military works. I am fortunate with this because i have a military background (former military brat) and things like WW2 and modern military tactics have been an interest of mine all my life (46 years)
OzmO, I'm starting to think you are just fucking with my mind here.
No, it doesn't mean that. The rules have already been established in that situation.
No i am not trying to fuck with you here. I am only illustrating the inaccuracy of your statement.
This is how things work:
- You have on duty, front line commanders in units or command posts such as NEADS (North Eastern Air Defense Sector) They are actively engaged in the defense of the country. They operate based on established ROE's, protocols and procedures. Frontline commanders are charged with decision making (orders etc.) with in the realm of their established ROE's, protocols and procedures. At the time of the attack there were NO established ROE's, protocols and procedures regarding shooting down a hijacked passenger plane.
I have been saying this over and over. So i don't know why you said this:
The rules have already been established in that situation.
its 100% not true if you are talking about shooting down hijacked passenger planes.
- Then you have administrators, policy makers etc. People like Rumsfeld. Rumsfeld dictates things like what kind of military are we gonna have such as a smaller better trained more mobile force or a larger less equipment and trained force. for example, he's primarily the person who decided to go into Iraq with the small force we did. They also develop ROE's, protocols and procedures. But its done not in the heat of battle although because of the absence of these ROE's, protocols and procedures regarding shooting down a hijacked passenger jet, BUSH and Rumsfeld were on the phone at 10am trying to figure that out, because without it, a tragic mistake can happen.
PS: just to further clarify, I am not arguing that Rumsfeld didn't have the authority. Never have been.