June 21, 2004

Cheney's Shootdown Orders

When Cheney issued the shootdown orders on 9/11, he said Bush had "signed off on the concept."

Apparently Bush told him not to issue the order right away, when he got off the phone. It was more like: "Shoot down the planes, but only if someone asks."

Posted by david at June 21, 2004 11:49 PM