Ok...I'll make this easier for you...
"We investigated very carefully Mr. Rumsfeld's actions," said Hamilton. "He was having breakfast with Congressional leaders, and they hear a plane has hit the Pentagon, and
he runs out."
http://motherjones.com/news/update/2004/07/07_400.html
So he was having a plate of eggs and bakey while America was under attack. If you were first told that NYC had been attacked with planes and you were the man responsible for giving orders to deploy fighter jets, what would you do? Would you either..
1. Continue with your breakfast.
OR
2. Jump out of your seat and rush to the command center.