Originally Posted by
sd9121
And al Qaeda thanks you.
Are you admitting something about yourself?
They probably would thank apologists for domestic ID checks, and they would probably thank them for helping to distract security resources away from the basics with which the TSA struggles (i.e., prohibited blades, guns and explosives).
The 9/11 hijackers -- Al-Qaeda that is for you -- were mostly in possession of valid government issued ID, ID issued by (domestic) government agencies in the United States in most cases whether they used it that day or not. Even if foreign passports were an invitation to additional screening for contraband on 9/11, there's still the issue that dual-use items such as the box cutters alleged to have been used were actually permitted past the security checkpoint under the restrictions then in place.
ID is not security.