Why were the 9/11 plane hijackings successful?

a. Passengers on three of the flights were docile; they no doubt assumed it would be an unpleasant and uncomfortable hijacking, not realizing they were going to die.
b. They told the passengers they could have one last call home before they died and it satisfied most people.
c. Airport security unintentionally allowed the terrorists to bring bombs on the planes that kept passengers from trying to stop the airplane.
d. Politicians in Washington delayed the process of meeting the demands of the terrorists, and it resulted in devastation.


a. Passengers on three of the flights were docile; they no doubt assumed it would be an unpleasant and uncomfortable hijacking, not realizing they were going to die.

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