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Originally Posted by powerclown
Shakran, I don't understand the first part of your post. Obviously there was a failure pre-911; defenses have been bolstered post-9/11.
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Well to use the car analogy again, that's like saying "My brakes failed, so I fixed the horn. I think that solved the problem."
Sure they bolstered security. Unfortunately it isn't working. People are still getting weapons on planes. They're certainly getting weapons on busses.
I just flew out of my airport in a cessna. Didn't have to go through security. Who's to say I didn't load the plane with C4 and am about to fly it into another building? Who's to say I didn't load a fogger with some bio / chem spray and am about to fly over a city?
Sure, I didn't, but my point is that we are not secure. You can't take a gas tank that has 20 holes in it, put a piece of gum in one of the holes, and expect it not to leak.
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The 9/11 Commission concluded - and I completely agree with this characterization - that there was a "lack of imagination" in identifying - and thus preventing - 9/11. Who on earth could have imagined that suicidal maniacs would fly jets into skyscrapers?? It was a paradigm shift in what was thought possible.
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How about Tom Clancy? He ended Debt of Honor with a suicidal maniac flying a jet into the Capitol.
How about the guy that designed the world trade center? It was built to withstand the impact of a 707.
Besides, we didn't have to imagine that scenario. We only had to imagine the scenario of maniacs hijacking an airplane. It's not like THAT never happened before, yet people were still bringing 3" knives on airplanes and it was totally legal. Are we saying that hijacking an airplane is OK as long as you don't fly it into a building? I bet the pax on the hijacked plane would take issue with that.