Originally Posted by AArlington

Anybody else find it ironic that the US spends over 5 billion dollars a year on TSA which is a security project that argubably protects a small number of lives (not trying to be callous about human life, just raising the point for perspective). Yes we lost thousands on 9-11. But that will never happen again (terrorists taking control of several planes). Pilots won't let it happen. Passengers won't let it happen. And the military will shoot the planes down before much damage can be done.