I had a hard time believing there were no armed alert aircraft ready 24/7 This is precisely the state of "readiness" that had devolved under the previous admin

I had a hard time believing there were no armed alert aircraft ready 24/7 This is precisely the state of "readiness" that had devolved under the previous administration. For one example, this report[0] was published almost exactly one year before the attacks. [0] https://www.heritage.org/defense/report/the-facts-about-military-readiness https://www.heritage.org/defense/report/the-facts-about-mili...