Why were there drills on 9/11?

Question

'99, NORAD starts conducting exercises in which airplanes are hijacked and crashed into targets which include the WTC and Pentagon. (USA Today)

Oct. '00, Pentagon conducts emergency training exercises of a mock passenger plane crash into the Pentagon.(Army)

April '01, NORAD requested a war games event of having a terrorist group hijack a commercial airline and fly it into the Pentagon.(Boston Globe)

Rumsfeld, Gen. Myers confirm there were total of four wargames on 9/11 from Rep. McKinney questioning. (C-SPAN)

FEMA was scheduled to participate in an attack drill in NYC the day after 9/11. (9/11 Commission, NYC.gov)

Rumsfeld predicts terrorist attack in US 2 minutes before 1st WTC plane crash (Fayetteville Observer) and later predicts Pentagon crash minutes prior. (Telegraph)

US intel agency planned exercise to simulate plane crash into government building morning of 9/11. (Boston Globe, USA Today)
TOO MANY DRILLS, I THINK IT WAS STATE SPOSORED TERRORISM, WHAT ABOUT U?

Answer 1

The military and emergency services all over the world conduct training of hypothetical events so that they can be ready for when things actually happen. If they didn't, military and emergency personnel would be going into events blind.

Just like when we are young and need to practise gross motor skills, or a ballet dancer does the same movements over and over for years, emergencies need to be practised to develop skills and test out contingency plans.

It isn't rocket science to come up with these situations - if terrorists can come up with these plans, the military/governments can also.

Answer 2

i suppose they have fire drills incase someone dosent know what do during a fire but what i dont get is why everyone has to form a single line do they want us to for the longest human candle wick or something?

Answer 3

Dont know...but you're quite observant.

Answer 4

TO CAUSE CONFUSION AND A DIVERSION...

Answer 5

I think you're NUTS!