The yanks always go overboard about everything IMHO. Before Sep 11 they went overboard regarding lack of security, ever since there going overboard about security.
It's the innocent pax who are paying the price for all this paranoia because of the actions of a few. If they had had the proper security procedures in place in the first place it might never had to come to this. They've turned airtravel from what was once a fun experience into a paranoid nightmare for many people by their own stupid ineptness.
Emerald