If ever there was a case for an EMAS arrestor system this must surely be it!
How can you say that
Assuming the TAM spokesman was correct, that the aircraft was attempting to take-off again, I really cannot see an arrestor system stopping 65T of aircraft at 100K+ and possibly airborne....
Edit: EMAS design spec is for 70K or less entry speed. By most accounts, I suspect this aircraft was doing considerably more than this. EMAS will also rely on "weight on wheels" to crush the material and retard the aircraft.
If the aircraft was taking off again this would not necessarily be present...