when that plane hit the ground it would have shaken the ground for miles around it even if you didn't actually feel it
the mine that collapsed wasn't dug properly
ok,,,there could be some validity to that, but that is not unlike all the people who are now suffering from or have died from all the dust, smoke and rubble that invaded their lungs on 9/11 in NYC and the surrounding areas.
so, if we count all those people,,,so what? does the number going from 1 to another make the tragedy any different? if the number was higher, does that change the justifications that we have made in our decisions since then?
i don't see how we could have reacted any stronger without just unleashing the nukes indiscriminately on the mid east. a higher casualty number wouldn't have affected our reaction.
and on your "where's the plane" point....ya can't have it both ways. you can't on one hand question if a plane even fell there and on the other hand, use the impact of that plane to add to the casualty numbers.
perhaps i am misreading what you are saying, and feel free to (politely) correct me if i misinterpret what you are saying...but that's what i gather.