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This was brought up in another September 11 thread, but I thought it was worthy enough for its own discussion.

Anyway, WI some governmental organization was a little bit more on the ball that day and ordered USAF or USN fighters up over Manhattan after the first plane struck the Towers. Air traffic control, military radar, etc. see the second plane coming in and the military jets are ordered to shoot the plane down. They do so, but unfortunately the flaming debris and fuel ends up splattering all over Manhattan. The carnage is horrific, perhaps even greater than what happened OTL.

What does this change, specifically in regards to the public perception of September 11 and how the USA prosecutes the "War on Terror" afterwards? Would this have any interesting or far-reaching effects on the world?
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