F-35 in VT: How Blind Patriotism Struck Leaders Blind, Deaf, and Dumb

By William Boardman [May 30, 2014]

In the real world, on 9/11, the Vermont Air National Guard defended nothing against nobody, and managed to provide no real protection for anyone anywhere.  When it mattered most in 2001, our Air Guard was on the ground.

But that’s not the official story.

The official story is framed to make this abject failure to provide any actual defense look like some sort on non-specific heroic saga.  Here’s U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy, 74, a Democrat and part-time Vermonter, with his version of the official story in a letter to constituents:

“Vermont’s 158th Fighter Wing [the Air Guard] is of outstanding and proven ability, and in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks, scrambled many of their [sic] F-16s in protective missions. For 122 days, the unit provided continuous air patrols over Washington, D.C., and New York City. No Air Force unit did more than the Vermont Guard to reestablish control of our skies after that awful day.”

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