9/11 was an inside job

The burden of proof is on my opponent to show that 911 was an inside job, my burden is to knock down the reasoning for why 911 was an inside job. However, since I have been given the opportunity to go first, I will take the liberty of rebutting some of the common Truther claims. Explosions:Many people will claim that because there was explosions heard and seen coming from inside the Towers, that this supports the hypothesis that the WTC's were taken down in controlled demolition.The problem with this claim, is that when buildings undergo massive fires of that nature then explosions are going to be a given, especially considering the contents of the WTC. Explosions as Firefighters Tackle Fire at Falmouth Docks: "Then there was some massive, massive explosions and we saw a big raging fire on top of these canisters," he told the BBC [1] Winter Haven Fire Claims 3 Homes: "We ran out of water, we waited for more water. Then started attacking the explosions... We have multiple explosions..." [2] Firefighters battle three-alarm fire involving explosions: "As more firefighters responded to the fire, more callers reported hearing explosions" The above examples are meant to demonstrate how common it is to hear explosions during building fires.Thousands of hi-voltage transformers probably went off like grenades in the Towers, and there was explosive material throughout the buildings -- propane & LPG tanks for restaurants & snack bars; O2 & NO3 tanks in medical/dental offices, oxyacetylene tanks in the maint. shops, and tens of thousands of gallons of diesel in generators. If there weren't explosions heard that day, that would be weird. The fact that there were, in no way shape or form leads credence to the idea that a controlled demolition took place on the towers that day. Explosions heard during large fires are the norm.Norad: Many Truthers claim that it took Norad too long to get to the WTC buildings, and this is suspicious. They believe this lends credence to the idea that the government planned the whole thing, well this isn't exactly true. Fact: In the entire decade prior to 911, NORAD intercepted only one plane inside the United States. It took a whole 76 minutes. On 911, the longest that any of the hijacked planes was in the air was 43 minutes. One hit it's target just 16 minutes after being hijacked. [3] NEADS learned at 8:37am that flight 11 was hijacked. Just one minute later, two fighter pilots at Otis ANGB in Massachusetts were ordered to ready their F-15's. Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower 8 minutes later at 8:46am The F-15's launched at 8:52am and (breaking protocol) flew at supersonic speeds, but the trip to NYC still took 15 minutes. By this time, Flight 175 had already struck the South Tower at 9:03amThe US Government would have had to have had Superman pilots in all reality to make it there on time, there is nothing suspicious or odd about how long it took Norad to reach the Towers.Lack of debris at The Pentagon:A lack of debris found at The Pentagon site, leads credence to the idea of an inside job to many people.The problem is when a plane hits re-enforced concrete 500 miles per hour, the concrete will rip the plane to shreds. It is not surprising that there weren't large pieces of debris found at The Pentagon.The video attached shows what happens to a plane in this situation (the plane in the video is even more strong than the one that hit The Pentagon) http://www.youtube.com...Osama tape:Many believe that the video of Osama in the video of him discussing his involvement in 911, didn't actually contain the real Osama in it. This apparently leads credence to the idea that The US was actually responsible for 911.The problem is it was the real Osama. The video quality in the video was horrible, but the picture included in my sources section [4] shows that it was still the real Osama.Conclusion:My opponent has the burden of proof so I really didn't know what to say this round. Regardless, I knocked down 4 common truther claims to kick this debate off. Hopefully my opponent brings something interesting to the table.Sources:[1] http://www.telegraph.co.uk...[2]http://www.kyma.com...[3]http://www.911myths.com...[4]http://i931.photobucket.com...