<<The attack happned afer Mohammd Atta wandered the country for months searching for vunerable targets , soon er or later he was going to find something.>>
The fact is that he DID "find something" and that something, thanks to the moron Bush, was inadequately unguarded.
<<Not really the box cutter is a very small peice of metal a dangerous shiv can still be hidden on a person even in an environment as controlled as a state prison>>
The box cutter is a metal blade with a distinct outline which would show up on any routine X-ray. Had the X-rays been supplemented with U.S. marshalls or other on-board security, the entire attack would have been easily foiled.
<<Tell me which procedure you mean , I am not aware of one that couldn't be spoofed some way. I would feel bad to tell you my ideas for circumventing seach , instead I would gogle up the reports of news orginasatons tht have smuggled pistols and faux bombs onto planes recently just to prove it still possible.>>
Yes, thank you for proving my point that even now the idiot is fucking up and leaving the planes unprotected. Makes me feel real good every time I catch a plane to or from the U.S. Maybe some of that cash blown away in Iraq would have purchased some more sophisticated equipment, but first things first, eh, gotta bring democracy to the Iraqis.
<<I have been working in avition for two decades almost all of it for the USAF. Let me assure you that this air traffic controller was pullng your leg.>>
With all due respect, I don't believe you worked as an air traffic controller and what this guy told me sounded very logical and very clear.
<<And things were perfect when? I would bet that if you yourself were tasked with sneaking a box cutter past the best ecurity personell in the world you could find a way to do it. A box cutter is just a realy small peice of metal>>
It's not so small. Some have a short blade maybe two cm. or less, and they're virtually useless as weapons. The one on my desk now has 66 mm. that I can see and about 1 cm. that I can't. They'd both show on an X-ray. Besides, Bush's failure was total - - goes beyond detecting the box-cutters, it should have included marshalls on the planes and cabin security for the pilots, plus shoot-down procedures for any plane with a rogue pilot posing a danger to thousands of people. He fucked up in more ways than I can count.
<<I don't know how it is in Canada , but in the USA the public is infuential on political decisions. Public tolerance for security measures increased a lot in the 9-11 aftermath.>>
If Bush had even TRIED to increase airport security, and had failed due to popular pressure, you might have a point. You could argue that he tried. You'd have to admit to some piss-poor leadership if he couldn't convince the public, but the sad fact is that he didn't even try. He was asleep at the switch. And you can leave Canada out of this discussion, it's U.S.A. all the way, and I know this is one "President" who doesn't give a shit about public opinion. If he did, he'd already have been out of Iraq. Nice try though. Very imaginative.