Aaron Brachowitz
09-28-2001, 12:09 PM
Looking at the measures taken and proposed since 9/11, it doesn't seem like we're committed to making substantive changes to prevent another disaster:
Airport security -- will not be professionalized, will still be run as a least-possible-cost operation. Carry-on luggage still allowed (you can argue this either way, but it would at least be a substantive change).
Airplane security -- sky marshals will fly on a small percentage of flights. No one will support the massive cost of having one on each of the tens of thousands of daily flights. Pilots will not be armed. One change is that hijackers will be fought rather than cooperated with.
Immigration -- meager attempts will be made to track visa overstays. Visas will still be given out by the millions, with few safeguards. Young men from certain Arab countries will still be allowed in, even though we know dozens or hundreds are coming here to try to kill us, and we have no way to tell the good from the bad.
Money laundering -- politicians and the banking industry will work to maintain secrecy that allows movement of money to fund terrorism.
Borders -- the heavy inspections taking place now will be curtailed as soon as the inconvenience and cost become tiresome.
Intelligence -- CIA/FBI/DIA/NSA will continue to be more adversaries than partners.
We're really not serious about preventing another attack, not yet anyway.
Airport security -- will not be professionalized, will still be run as a least-possible-cost operation. Carry-on luggage still allowed (you can argue this either way, but it would at least be a substantive change).
Airplane security -- sky marshals will fly on a small percentage of flights. No one will support the massive cost of having one on each of the tens of thousands of daily flights. Pilots will not be armed. One change is that hijackers will be fought rather than cooperated with.
Immigration -- meager attempts will be made to track visa overstays. Visas will still be given out by the millions, with few safeguards. Young men from certain Arab countries will still be allowed in, even though we know dozens or hundreds are coming here to try to kill us, and we have no way to tell the good from the bad.
Money laundering -- politicians and the banking industry will work to maintain secrecy that allows movement of money to fund terrorism.
Borders -- the heavy inspections taking place now will be curtailed as soon as the inconvenience and cost become tiresome.
Intelligence -- CIA/FBI/DIA/NSA will continue to be more adversaries than partners.
We're really not serious about preventing another attack, not yet anyway.