[rootoronpunty]

The way some people talk about it they clearly think that this all happened as a total surprise and there was no time to plan and respond. That is hogwash. There are always plans designed and ready. You get your reports on the situation and you pick one "off the shelf" and get to work. You also have plans b and c ready because situations are in flux. Military leaders plan in advance how to respond in the event of as many situations as possible. There are assets pre-arranged.

There is no excuse for the failure to respond.