As long as man walks the Earth he will fall victim to terrorism. I don't think the war on terror worsened any hate toward anyone. Al Queda was a threat before and is a threat still. You can't protect people walking a street or people getting on a bus from a bomb. Since carrying big bags on mass transit is normal it's easy to conceal a bomb. Since the attacks in London happened twice subway stations around me have been patroled by police doing <b>random</b> bag searches. I've seen the Path train (subway system connecting Northern New Jersey and New York City) during rush hour, and it would take a massive force to check every bag on that train.
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