Agreed on both fronts. It is a US requirement problem, not an MUC security problem. They did have to have an extra look in my backpack the other day, as something looked liquid that wasn't in my Freedom Baggie (nothing found), but shoes could stay on, I didn't get felt up, inspectors were as polite as could be, and things moved nice & quickly. As far as I'm concerned, regular MUC security could be a model that the US could follow.