Originally Posted by
AngryMiller
"Got to disagree with you on that one. The biggest change in security didn't happen with the screening process. It happened when the cockpit doors were hardened and the flight crew instructed to not cooperate with hijackers. Those two things did more to dissuade hijackers than all of the shoe removals and liquid confiscations since the inception of TSA.
Look at other countries with a less restrictive screening process. Do they have aircraft getting commandeered into 9/11 type incidents? Are planes falling out of the sky due to shoe bombers in the thousands? Do you hear of liquid bomb accidents?"
I respect your opinion. The hardened cockpit doors and the change in policy to not cooperate with terrorists would certainly deter future terrorists who tried to replicate the same 9/11 scenario over again but a smart terrorist is going to figure out a different method to achieve success in future acts. IMO, the best change has been the intel-gathering/exchange of info within DHS and other LE agencies to get these terrorist-wannabes before they are able to act.
Other countries have less restrictive screening processes because they are not targeted like the U.S. is. IMO, we have become one of the most hated countries on this earth thanks to the previous administration. That will not change any time soon, even after we leave Iraq and Afghanistan.