Originally Posted by
gsoltso
Ok, I misunderstood
completely (
) ...
I also agree that the above mentioned scenarios are highly unlikely, but one thing that has been working in our favor so far, is the relative lack of sophistication of the grunt level folks that wish us ill. The leadership is fairly savvy while being rough enough to live on the run, but the frontline grunts that are willing to commit themselves to wearing a bomb, or taking an AK47 and shooting up a large gathering of people, are not at the same level -
at this point. That could change, even so, it is still a small chance that something will happen here, on a good day. Our intel groups have been doing a pretty bangup job of stopping threats before they become realities, again -
at this point.
No problem - that's what happens when you (I) write what attempts to be sarcasm without fully explaining yourself.
Regarding your last point. This is the most frustrating thing about the TSA for me personally. In reality, the "terrorists" that have been in the news in the last 10 years are ultimately a bunch of idiots who had no clue how to actually bring down a plane. The people who are smart enough to plan these things have, in the grand scheme of things, been too hard pressed (on the run, other priorities, who knows) to actually plan a real "attack". Or maybe they just don't have the ability to do so - I don't know.
The TSA just seems to want to take every "close call" and then make up rules to "prevent" that from ever happening again. When, in reality, the risk to the public from that "close call" was extremely low (or non-existent) to begin with.
I'm all for smart security - its just that what we have is the farthest from that as you can get.