Your comments makes no sense. Even if AF1 is a "flying tank" and has 4 F-16s around it doesn't mean that it can't be threatened, damaged or destroyed. It is the Secret Service's job to protect the president and keep him out of harms way. That includes keeping him away from Washington D.C. when terrorists are known to have hijacked multiple airlines and are crashing them into buildings. Since the Pentagon was attacked, a logical target is the White House, Capitol, and other federal buildings, including AF1. I have no doubt the terrorists would have taken the opportunity to kill the president if they got the chance. Flying him back to D.C. would have given them just that chance.
Actually, a recent news report has revealed that an F-16 fighter was shadowing the final jet that went down. We'll never know what action the F-16 might have taken had the hijacked plane got closer to Washington, but at that point in time, the military was responding to the crisis.
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Your comments makes no sense. Even if AF1 is a "flying tank" and has 4 F-16s around it doesn't mean that it can't be threatened, damaged or destroyed. It is the Secret Service's job to protect the president and keep him out of harms way. That includes keeping him away from Washington D.C. when terrorists are known to have hijacked multiple airlines and are crashing them into buildings. Since the Pentagon was attacked, a logical target is the White House, Capitol, and other federal buildings, including AF1. I have no doubt the terrorists would have taken the opportunity to kill the president if they got the chance. Flying him back to D.C. would have given them just that chance.
Actually, a recent news report has revealed that an F-16 fighter was shadowing the final jet that went down. We'll never know what action the F-16 might have taken had the hijacked plane got closer to Washington, but at that point in time, the military was responding to the crisis.