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Originally Posted by Bodyhammer86
Irrational reaction? Hardly. He remained calm and did not panic. In a time of chaos, he kept composure.
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Like I said - there are more than 2 reactions to the situation. 7 minutes of a blank stare is not keeping composure, jumping out of his seat is not keeping composure.
I am not the President of the United States - and yet, when I was told about the attack, even being awoken from sleep, I immediately got up to turn on the television to find out what "we're under attack" meant. In fact, my absolute first thought was that my girlfriend had been on an airplane that had crashed - as she was flying back that morning.
It was a simple, rational reaction to the information I had received. I did not lie in bed for 7 minutes and do nothing. I did not run outside naked, screaming in fear.
I would expect the President to have a similar, rational reaction to such information - particularly as he is in a far better position to affect change in the course of events, should he be able to affect change in the course of events. Based on the non-substantial information he had, he didn't even know if he could have done anything .... for 7+ minutes. But he certainly could have used those 7 minutes to find out.