As military leaders grappled with the unfolding national catastrophe, smoke began to permeate the NMCC. The complex was on the other side of the Pentagon, away from the fire; when the plane had hit the building's western wall, people in the NMCC had felt nothing except a strange shudder, like a freight elevator making a hard landing in the shaft. But as the fire raged—so hot that water from fire hoses evaporated before even hitting the flames—smoke spread throughout the entire building. In the NMCC, eyes were watering, and noses running.
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Rumsfeld showed bravery by enduring the smoke and working through the disaster. I'm sure it is a day he of all people will never forget. I commend him for his work during the chaos.
Rumsfeld showed bravery by enduring the smoke and working through the disaster. I'm sure it is a day he of all people will never forget. I commend him for his work during the chaos.
Rumsfeld was busy throwing Kerry's war record and other documents in the fire.
Lol, I guess anything is possible, but I would imagine it was to terrifying to worry about John Kerry at the time.