In my expireance, it's like what Emeraldcity said above.
I can't belive you thing Americans would rather be strip searched than asked a few questions.
The questions are not intrusive and are used to gauge the travelers reactions. (It's behavioral profileing. see below.)
As to staffing, we have more people to screen with also.
http://online.wsj.com/video/how-isra...3CC7613CE.html