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Message: <blockquote data-quote="The Sigil" data-source="post: 1271117" data-attributes="member: 2013">Forgive me for comparing LotR to terrorist attacks, but the analogy IS apt...I suppose I should add that using Eagles wouldn't work for the same reason Terrorists Hijacking Planes won't work again... terrorists don't find an attractive target, get into position five miles away, then charge in guns akimbo... because they know if they do, they'll be wiped out.  They rely on getting in close enough to strike a crippling blow before the opponent comprehends what's going on.While your plan is completely unfathomable to your opponent, you have a chance to execute it.  The instant your opponent can understand your plan, he can block it.  Look at Flight 92... the passengers had time to understand what the plan was (due to conversation with family) and had the force of arms - and determination - to stop the attack.Similarly, the moment the eagles appear and Sauron realizes what the game is, the game is over, and Sauron wins.  He has enough time to bring them down.  The reason the Ring was destroyed is that by the time Sauron understands what the game is, the game is all but over, and he's too late to stop it... there's not enough time to interpose a wraith between the ringbearer and Mount Doom. --The Sigil</blockquote>