So says J.B. Schramm in the Washington Post today. His point:
"On Sept. 11, 2001, American citizens saved the government, not the other way around. A first review of the Sept. 11 commission's report indicates that the system failed, but that is wrong. While the U.S. air defense system did fail to halt the attacks, our improvised, high-tech citizen defense 'system' was extraordinarily successful..."
You can read it all here.