atheists and "conspiracy" theories

[Thor]

I think the fact that I served 4 years in the military has a little more clout than what some civilian girl has to say about how Air Force operations work.

Oh, you were in the Air Force? And this qualifies you to speak on how "Air Force operations work"..... how?

I worked on F-16s

Oh, I see.... you were a MECHANIC. What rank did you hold? I'm guessing you were maybe an E-3 or an E-4. How would your low level position qualify you to speak on "Air Force operations"? Because these are things where OFFICERS would have the best knowledge.

and i know how fast they can be launched and deployed...within a matter of minutes.

Great! The planes could be deployed in "minutes". And if Russia had launched an attack I'm sure fighters would have been in the air almost immediately to intercept incoming enemy planes. But this was a hijack situation! Until planes started plowing into buildings, no one had any idea what the hijacker's intentions were. Would you want fighters to shoot down a hijacked civilian airliner if the hijackers planned to land at an airport and try to negotiate their demands? Plus, the order to shoot down a civilian airliner would have to come directly from the President!

Man, It's like talking to stubborn 5 year olds!

Tell me about it!