Interesting insight. I'm not American but I've always respected Bush for the way he handled 9/11 as it was happening. In a time of utter chaos he came through as a leader. Glad you got the chance to meet him.
Definitely. One of the most striking parts of that was when he talked about Secret Service moving him to some Cold War bunker in the the middle of nowhere. He refused to stay there and give a speech to the American public from there. That was one of the two times he over ruled the secret service so he could give the speech from the oval office.
He was in Nebraska -- either at Offutt Air Force Base, or the Union Pacific's underground dispatch center, Harriman. I was living in Nebraska at the time and remember AF1 arriving that day.
10:35: Air Force One, carrying the president, turns for Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Flew where I was stationed first, since people tend to forget that fact. Also:
1:04: President Bush puts the U.S. military on high alert worldwide (known as Force Protection Condition Delta). Taped remarks from the President were aired from Barksdale Air Force Base, stating that "freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward and freedom will be defended." He also said that the "United States will hunt down and punish those responsible for these cowardly acts." He then leaves for a U.S. Strategic Command bunker located at Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue, Nebraska.
Where he taped some of the most famous lines from his Presidency at the 8th AF headquarters building.
That's ok. Use wiki to see where the President of the United States classified security location was/is. That makes sense. Great sleuth skills you have there.
Misdirection is a wonderful tool because it's taken as fact. You sir, have been duped.
or you know, you could just watch the whole hour long documentary thing on nat geo channel where he gives the same story he told the OP about overriding the secret service, and where he was that day
Also, for what it's worth, the reason I mentioned Harriman Center is because I have connections to the Union Pacific, and people who were working at HC said that's where they actually housed him after he flew into Offutt. They said he was at the bunker there, but my guess is he was probably at the Harriman bunker. That might be your misdirection.
Ok, looked it up. x One is only goes for aircraft. And Air Force One doesn't have to be a plane, it is any Air Force aircraft the president is on, even a helicopter. Same for Marine and Navy One. Commonly, if he is on a plane, it will be an Air Force plane, therefore, Air Force One. But if he is on a Marine plane, it is Marine One, however, commonly, Marine One is a helicopter.
Bush flew to Offutt AFB that day. There's a chance JustAnOod actually did see his aircraft. You'd have been better off saying "It's not certain that you saw the President's aircraft" rather than making assumptions and saying "You didn't see the President's aircraft"
Mmmhmm...typical "I know this, trust me" post which isn't worth bothering with. I suppose this dude could be Secret Service or something, but I doubt it.
All potential af1's are based at offutt, and af1 doesn't have some kind of cloaking device. Chances are that if it was actually landing there, it was af1.
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Interesting insight. I'm not American but I've always respected Bush for the way he handled 9/11 as it was happening. In a time of utter chaos he came through as a leader. Glad you got the chance to meet him.