Danny, I agree with you. But if airport security is the last resort then it should be of suitable quality. Personally, I think the whole scenario is just locking the stable door after the horse has bolted, and that it really was mainly the US who had poor security and treated air travel more like we treat bus travel in the UK.
My issue is more about uniformity. If some places are more relaxed than others, then they become targets for terrorists. Why would a terrorist try to get through security at say Heathrow when they could do it a lot easier in say Toulouse. People keep going on about a united Europe and a single european sky and a single open sky agreement between the EU and the US, then surely security procedures should also be uniform throughout!
Anyway, having no intention to hijack the plane, not being asked the questions didn't matter but everyone should be subject to the same procedure, at least that way the airline and airport and say that they did everything reasonably possible to prevent an attack.