9/11/2001 Osama bin Laden sends terrorists in a hijacked plane

[sarisataka]

to attack the US Capitol. United Airlines flight 93 fails to reach its target.

1/6/2021 Donald Trump sends terrorists on foot to attack the US Capitol. They succeed.

[exboyfil]

1. Because we had courageous people on the plane

The current GOP would let them succeed so long as it met they would be reelected.

[lastlib]

2. We had no warning about Flight 93.....

We had two weeks' notice about the tRump mob. That's what shakes me up.

[sarisataka]

3. I have been watching videos

and looking at pictures, paying attention to security before everything went to hell.

Unless there are a LOT of security personnel that were never caught on camera, it looks like they were prepared to handle a couple of school field trips. They were not at all staffed nor equipped for a group of thousands that were known to be volatile.

[lastlib]

4. I'd say you're right.

They were prepared for Cub Scouts--not deranged mobsters and thugs.