This is unreal. Every sovereign country has the right to monitor and control its borders, including the United States. I've been subjected to minor questioning when transiting Amsterdam, and it didnt bother me in the least - I'm a guest in their country, and they are doing me a favor by admitting me. Admission to any country other than your own is a privilege, not a right. I try to always remember that when traveling to Europe. I wish folks visiting this country (or living in this country) would also remember it.

If asking a few simple questions at entry, can stop smugglers or terrorists, why not? Its always a balance between civil liberties and security, but we voluntarily abrogate certain of those liberties while crossing national borders. Control of borders is a right of nations and specified in International Law.

Some on Flyertalk assume that because some security measures are foolish or infringe on our liberties unnecessarily, that all are improper or undesirable. This seems counter-intuitive.