Originally Posted by
JSmith1969
Well, no, no, it's not. At all. Shoe bombs did no damage when shoe removal was optional before August 2006. Shoe bombs do no damage in countries without the mandatory shoe carnival today. These are incontrovertible facts that you cannot dispute. And these facts conclusively prove that TSA's carnival of mandatory shoe removal does absolutely nothing to prevent anything. Your response to these facts, on the other hand, strongly suggests that your reading comprehension skills are in dire need of improvement.
Other countries are not the USA. 9/11 did not happen in another country. Reid did not try to blow up an aircraft flying to another country. He intentionally targeted a US bound aircraft, because of the US citizens aboard and that the carrier is a US company. He didnt choose El Al, British Airways, or Air France. He picked American Airways. Other countries dont have people take off their shoes because they have never been the target of a shoe bomb plot, but the USA has been.
Its a pretty simple concept. Why are so many of you folks having such trouble understanding it?