What's the deal...
with airport security?
by Luke Story
Issue date: 2/8/10 Section: Opinion
Since the devastating Sep. 11 terrorist attacks, Americans have feared the thought of what could possibly happen if terrorist regimes succeeded in another attack. Of recent these scary thoughts have come close to reality.
Within the past two months, there have been some three close-call terrorist plots. Perhaps the most talked about recent terror scare is the "underwear bomber" Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab.
Abdulmutallab, a Nigerian native, was aboard a plane heading to Detroit full of Christmas travelers when he tried to ignite a bomb hidden in his underwear.
Although Abdulmutallab failed terribly when trying to ignite the bomb, the issue is how he was able to pass through TSA security.
After 9/11 the security at airports was tightened to the point that it could take travelers hours to get through to board their flights.
Today, however, with the increasing number of security breaches, security appears to have loosened. Just a quick note to all Americans, jihadist extremists haven't gone away and loosening security just makes their terror task that much easier.
So what can President Obama and his staff do to combat the increasing number of terror plots against the United States? Well, early this month Obama took a break from promoting his healthcare bill and ordered the heads of all the nation's domestic and international security agencies to coordinate with Homeland Security.
Obama sees this as the first step to protecting America from terrorists. Additionally, Obama has ordered the counterterrorism unit to tighten things up.
The increasing number of terror scares was a result of a "systematic failure." Personally, when it comes to the security of America "systematic failures" can't happen.
Also, security at airports can't afford to loosen. If anything, the number of air marshals should increase and travelers should happily adapt to the hours it might take to get through security. Terrorists should have no opportunity to accomplish their terror plots.
Within the past two months, there have been some three close-call terrorist plots. Perhaps the most talked about recent terror scare is the "underwear bomber" Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab.
Abdulmutallab, a Nigerian native, was aboard a plane heading to Detroit full of Christmas travelers when he tried to ignite a bomb hidden in his underwear.
Although Abdulmutallab failed terribly when trying to ignite the bomb, the issue is how he was able to pass through TSA security.
After 9/11 the security at airports was tightened to the point that it could take travelers hours to get through to board their flights.
Today, however, with the increasing number of security breaches, security appears to have loosened. Just a quick note to all Americans, jihadist extremists haven't gone away and loosening security just makes their terror task that much easier.
So what can President Obama and his staff do to combat the increasing number of terror plots against the United States? Well, early this month Obama took a break from promoting his healthcare bill and ordered the heads of all the nation's domestic and international security agencies to coordinate with Homeland Security.
Obama sees this as the first step to protecting America from terrorists. Additionally, Obama has ordered the counterterrorism unit to tighten things up.
The increasing number of terror scares was a result of a "systematic failure." Personally, when it comes to the security of America "systematic failures" can't happen.
Also, security at airports can't afford to loosen. If anything, the number of air marshals should increase and travelers should happily adapt to the hours it might take to get through security. Terrorists should have no opportunity to accomplish their terror plots.
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