Originally Posted by
jkhuggins
It doesn't matter what a terrorist looks like. TSA's job isn't to apprehend terrorists.
Originally Posted by
TSORon
Knowing what they look like would go a long way towards preventing them from getting on board a commercial aircraft, wouldn’t you think?
TSA's job isn't to prohibit terrorists from boarding commercial aircraft.
Originally Posted by http://www.tsa.gov/who_we_are/mission.shtm
The Transportation Security Administration protects the Nation’s transportation systems to ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce.
There are other ways to accomplish that mission than apprehending people whom you suspect of being terrorists. Some might argue those ways are, in fact, more effective.