Reply #61: Because you never saw them.

[Bolo Boffin]

Personal incredulity just isn't enough, nebula.

ETA: http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/sept01/2001-09-14-pentagon-usat.htm#more

When Williams discovered the scorched bodies of several airline passengers, they were still strapped into their seats. The stench of charred flesh overwhelmed him.

"It was the worst thing you can imagine," said Williams, whose squad from Fort Belvoir, Va., entered the building, less than four hours after the terrorist attack. "I wanted to cry from the minute I walked in. But I have soldiers under me and I had to put my feelings aside."