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It all comes down to how much comfort and personal freedom one is willing to give up for security. The Israelis and the British have been having this internal debate for decades.
Before 9/11, the worst domestic act of terrorism was by Timothy McVeigh. While later there were allegations of missed signals, there really wasn't a lot that could have been done to prevent the attack.
It's possible that turning all planes into "Con-Air" may save 150 lives at some point. Wearing seat belts and strictly enforcing the speed limits on roads could save tens of thousands every year. But we have learned how to deal with the risk associated with being in a car, and are happy stretching the rules.
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I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama
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