[Sonny M]

This whole article is just a nice way of saying the plane was shot down, something dems have been claiming for awhile to try and make Bush and the party look bad and like liars. In some of there propoganda, they claim that the picture of him on the phone in the plane is him ordering the shoot down.

[Semper911]

This whole article is just a nice way of saying the plane was shot down...

I don't care if the plane was shot down or not. We know for certain that the passengers, followed Todd Beamer's charge of "Let's Roll", and they were at least making an attempt to overcome the terrorist bastards. Whether or not they got help from an F-16 or not is irrelevent, imo.

I am satisfied that the government admits that the order to engage was given by the VP, and that there is evidence of the passenger's heroic intentions. This is one of the few occasions that the exact truth doesn't matter.

Those concerned with the 3 seconds need to let it go.