Originally Posted by PTravel

The survey said that 80-85% of passengers surveyed "had confidence" in TSA. I'll bet anything that 80-85% correlates with the percentage of casual fliers -- the ones who have the, "anything for safety and security," mindset, who neither understand the pointlessness of TSA procedures, nor have any basis of comparison with how other countries conduct security (this thread is about Israel, I've previously contrasted TSA with their counterparts in China).

Of course, TSORon has never responded to any of the factual points that I have raised, preferring instead to say, "Obviously I can never change your mind."

I don't know what you mean by, "partners." I can tell you this: security in China has absolutely nothing to do with TSA. Unlike TSA, it is conducted by professional LEOs, who are professional, polite, helpful, efficient and effective.

I wouldn't know. I don't have knives in my pocket when I go through security screening, though I'm still often treated rudely and like a criminal suspect when it's TSA doing the screening.

Let me ask you a question: How many terrorists has TSA caught? I'm not talking about people with pot, illegal aliens, someone who had a trophy shaped like a rifle, or any similar nonsense. I'm talking about an honest-to-god, dyed-in-the-wool, Allah akbar-shouting fanatic bent on causing injury, death and destruction to as many people as possible.

So, how many has TSA caught?