June 21, 2004
Cheney's Shootdown Orders
David Kolodney
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