9/11 was not an inside job

"I dropped the Bin Laden point because that is a totally separate part of the debate. For time and space constraints, lets keep it at the actual attack." It is not a completely separate point. The CIA lied about finding supposed "Bin Laden" tapes, further supporting my argument that the government planned this event out as an excuse to enter the Middle East. "But if the molten steel was found, that does not prove that bombs were used to cause that. It proves that "hot steel will continue to undergo exothermic oxidation reactions while exposed to air, causing iron to increase its temperature until it melts, forming pools of molten iron." We have established that jet fuel would not be able to melt steel. This means that thermite/explosives were used. Molten pools were found weeks later, this was because of the long exothermic oxidation that happens in STEEL, further supporting my argument that it was not aluminum. "Yes there were no floors added, but structural support was taken out. Example: Have someone stand on your hand. Not bad right? Now have someone with a high heel stand on your hand. Hurts doesn't it? Think of the "foot" as the building after the attack, and think of the "heel" as after the plane hit. There was more pressure on the steel because other floors fell due to the perimeter structure breach." I understand my opponent's analogy, but it is irrelevant. The base of the building held a certain weight before and after the collision. It does not matter that supports above were taken out, the base should still have been able to hold instead of collapsing the entire building. If the building weighed 5,000 tons (for example) before the collision, then after the plane crashed into it, the base still held 5,000 tons, no more and no less. "You would most likely not see perfect square floors on the ground because everything is breaking and hitting a variety of things." There would not be "perfect square floors" on the ground, but there would still be a stack of things that can be identified as floors, not shredded piles of rubble. http://911research.wtc7.net... "As for the NORAD incident, I do not think we will ever find out the answer to why they did not respond in time. The military hates accepting the fact they failed or something went wrong. If the military openly says that a certain action failed at a pivotal point, than terrorist can do the exact same maneuver because is worked last time." This is not an argument. My opponent is virtually admitting that he does not know how it happened. NORAD is supposed to take out military planes, but was not able to intercept a commercial plane that was flying around for 40 minutes. "Was it the governments fault for Pearl Harbor? Yes they had all their eggs in one basket and they knew an attack was coming but they didn't know when or where it would happen." 1. If they knew that an attack was coming, then yes, it is the government's fault for not preparing. 2. Pearl Harbor was not an inside job. 3. Pearl Harbor was an openly declared war with hundreds of military planes. "Also, shooting down a civilian plane would be impossible. Hijackings were unheard of at the time and kamikaze attacks were the last thing Bush expected as a terrorist attack on America." 1. It is NORAD's job to shoot down planes. I do not see why it was impossible. 2. Bush didn't simply expect it, he planned it. "Bush even gave the military authorization to shoot down commercial airliners but it was overruled by the military. People would blame Bush if either decision was made." Please provide your source.