BARONVONBLOGLOG's Blog

Until it is leftup to the private companies ( the airlines themelves) to be responsible for the security on their planes this will never move towards a legit solution.
It is left up to the taxpayers/government where it of course adds to the entanglement of "red tape."

Yes, we are. Just like when we let the gov't take over airline security, when they outlawed fingernail clippers, pocket knives, nail files, etc.

It isn't that difficult to tell if that bottle has a drink or an explosive chemical in it!

Obviously terrorist still see commercial air flights as a high priority target, and see security as being lax. Crashing planes full of Americans would have a chilling effect on air travel, and the economy- just what the terrorist want.

It seems to me most of what passes for airport security is nonsense- going though a lot of wasted motion to make us feel good. Taking away nail clippers and giving us plastic knives is not the answer!

Israel has been dealing with terrorist a long time. I am sure they have some effective solutions we need to be looking at. It wont be pretty, but it may be the only effective way.

its been an under-reaction to not have allowed Israel to bomb tehran/damasacus some time ago.
Would they have 100% stopped the bad guys.
Dont know.
I know Japan stopped kamakazi attacks after we stopped them.
Its not nice but war neveris and I ay since innocent people are going to die it needs to be their people not ours

Your points on the time factor involved in determining whether precautions work is well taken. And to that end I remind us all that the terrorists don't seem to work on a TIME SCHEUDLE per se. They don't seem to be as observant of or focused on certain western holidays/anniversaries/and other significant dates as we Americans are. In other words when they succeed in attacking, for the them the TIME IS RIGHT! And you have to believe that the terrorists don't necessarily look at the disruption of this attempt at attacking as being a failure; but more a test run in and of itself to be revamped and unfortunately rerun. Talk about learning from mistakes...

Baron, I feel that these restrictions are very imperative to our safety. I would rather be a little "inconvienced" and wait then to have another attack take place on our soil. Like you said, they don't have a time schedule that is relevant to ours, they may attempt to attack at anytime. That is why it is so imperative that when that threat level is raised and these check points become more aggressive, we should be so thankful, that law enforcement is doing their job to make sure that we are safe. So no, we are in no way over reacting, we are doing what needs to be done to insure our safety.

And to think that my wife and I, had planned on going to Europe, earlier this month. Thank God, our trip was cancelled due to other circumstances.

There is never any over reacting for security of the public and Criminal Justice unless the government were to make a mistake or turn the public against each other.

YES we are! Will some point to any time where we were safe from terrorist, each other, nature, stupidity, and or just slipping in the tub! Life has been, will be, and should be full of danger. You’ll have absolute security, when you die, till then its an illusion!

Graywolf: Yes it IS difficult to tell the difference between a sport drink and an explosive, that was the whole point!!!!! Especially whey they are using the sport drink as part of the chemical reaction!!!!! Please, if anything, we are under reacting..........I think ALL carry on luggage should be banned. If folks don't want to deal with the hassle of checking baggage and the possibility of thier baggage being looted, then do what a travel anylist said and ship your luggage via UPS before you depart. Let's not forget that 9/11 happened because we failed to react at all to information pointing to a terrorist attack, America got caught with it's pants down.............NEVER again. Yes, we may look a little foolish with what is happening right now, but how foolish did we look to the terrorists when the towers fell and they were able to accomplish their goal so easily????????