First...Armed Humvees;Now...Missiles

[A.J.]

U.S. Deploys Anti-Aircraft Missiles in Washington

Mon Sep 9, 7:22 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military began deploying anti-aircraft missiles at the Pentagon and bases around Washington on Monday for an exercise to test a multi-layered defense of the national capital region, defense officials said.

"Avenger" anti-aircraft systems -- heat-seeking Stinger missiles on wheeled Humvee military jeeps -- will be stationed at the bases for at least four days beginning on Tuesday, including Wednesday's anniversary of Sept. 11 hijack airliner attacks on America.

The officials, who asked not to be identified, told Reuters the "Clear Skies 2" exercise did not call for missiles to carry live warheads. The exercise, similar to one held in the summer, will test the integration of F-16 fighter jets protecting Washington with missiles, radar and emergency communications between the military and civilian agencies.

The military began deploying some of the missile-carrying vehicles around the Pentagon and other bases on Monday and one defense official said Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld could order live missiles moved from stand-by to full alert on the launchers.

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[Captain Rooster]

They should be deployed there permanently.

No worries, they are their for the bad guys.

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[DC Reed]

as long as it keeps DC and the surrounding areas safe.

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[Mxyzptlk]

i'm surprised they didn't have something like this before 9/11....

[A.J.]

i'm surprised they didn't have something like this before 9/11....


What always surprised me before 9/11 was that there was no "no-fly zone" around the Pentagon like there is for the White House. Watching planes fly overhead at low altitudes, I couldn't help but think "what would happen if a plane suffered mechanical failure" or "what if a pilot had a heart attack"? I assumed that a plane crash into the building would be the result of an accident.

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[Yerdaddy]

cool. I wanna go check em out.

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[high_pitch_eric]

What are we living in Iraq
now?

I know, i know, i may hear
some flak about this but
what kind of police state
have we become? Usually
you get this in countries
days before we decide to
open woop ass on their
pathetic little countries, but
not America!!

[TheMojoPin]

What always surprised me before 9/11 was that there was no "no-fly zone" around the Pentagon like there is for the White House.

Not officially, but all planes flying into National were required to fly over the Potomac. My friend works in Crytal City, and he had a view right on the side of the Pentagon that was hit. He knew something was wrong even before the crash, because a plane flying that low and not over the river was just so bizarre.

I was driving home from a club tonight at like 12:30, and I noticed that White House was almost totally blacked-out. THAT'S something new...

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[furie]

HPE,
RERead the inital post, espeically:
will be stationed at the bases


Bases, not on the streets. Military bases. Don't bases usually have missles?

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This message was edited by furie on 9-11-02 @ 5:09 PM

[Yerdaddy]

They're along the highway that runs next to the Pentagon, but it's not like they're a tool for the repression of the people or something. I don't see why they would bother anyone. I'm always a little tempted to pull over and rap with the guys in the Hummers, but I don't want to be eating grass with a knee burried in my spine. I also don't want to be that guy who says "What's that ya got there, one of them 'antah aircraft rockets'?"

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[furie]

but I don't want to be eating grass with a knee burried in my spine.


that's assuming they don't shoot you the moment you get out of your car...

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[Yerdaddy]

which raises the question - if I staggered into a DC emergency room with a Stinger missile sticking out of my ass, would they even be shocked?

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[furie]

that's assuming your insurance card is handy.

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[Yerdaddy]

yea, I got it right here in my back pock... AAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!

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[Recyclerz]

which raises the question - if I staggered into a DC emergency room with a Stinger missile sticking out of my ass, would they even be shocked? <P>
Again?!!? <P>

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