Originally Posted by
GUWonder
The EU is different than the EU customs union, as the EU customs union includes even some non-EU members.
I think Pistole is nearly as ignorant now as he was a decade ago about the various organizational arrangements involving Europe.
I'm sure he is plenty ignorant, but in this context, what
14940674 said.
Originally Posted by
EsquireFlyer
Which Asian countries do you mean? Many Asian countries force re-screening of transit passengers anyway, so it's a moot point whether the US screening was "sufficient" by their standards or not, because they just re-screen. So then no agreement would be necessary.
We (the US) require 100% forced re-screening for international transit passengers and set plenty of standards other countries' airport security must meet in order to be permitted to send flights here. Presumably the reverse is true even if others are less obnoxious then the TSA in the requirements they set.