Originally Posted by Bart
However, to dismiss the terrorist threat is simply naive. They are a determined foe and want to bring harm to us. The question is: should we accept terrorism as our European neighbors do and blame it all on simply having the bad luck of drawing the statistical short straw? I don't think that's possible.
Bart, I usually appreciate your comments so I will say to your entirely unsupported statement about European neighbors in the most respectful way I can manage: I entirely disagree. Here's one example:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of..._ring_of_steel
The U.S. has yet to create such a non-disruptive, but effective security cordon around softer targets. And speaking of harder targets, when was the last time there was a hijacking in the UK? I believe it was a lot longer ago than the last one in the U.S. The UK has its own homegrown terrorists and is very careful about security.