Neither does Japan, Korea, China, Russia, South America, or much of Africa and Europe.  Seems like if your reason for them wanting to come here and attack us was true, all of those other non-Muslim regions would be regularly under threat, too.  Yet, they're not.

And prior to us invading the Middle East and trying to re-mold them into puppet democracies, there were very few terrorist attacks against Americans.  After we invaded and began this ridiculous "War on Terror", there have been more terrorist attacks against Americans than occurred during all the time before 9/11.

It feels safer in the heart. Like santorum said, he speaks what feels right in his heart, even if it's completely false. And that's what matter.

It feels safer in the heart. Like santorum said, he speaks what feels right in his heart, even if it's completely false. And that's what matter.

well i dont really know what santorum has to do with this, but for me i certainly would not feel safer in the heart with this kid being searched.

in fact less safe because i would now they are devoting my time and resources to people who pose no threat and less time with people that actually do.

the TSA has been largely ineffective at stopping terrorism, usually terrorist plots are stopped not because of them, but in spite of them. like the underwear bomber.

your wrong about that to0.

Europe gets tons of attacks, as well as many other regions.

also, this is what OBL said, the leader of al-quada. those are his words. they hate us because our way of life, our liberty and freedom, they hate are Christianity and our religious freedom. they hate our support of isreal.

many of these things are unique to the US or are more predominent in the US.

if you listen to the reasons they attack us, its because of the teachings of islam to kill, infedels, the non-believers.

the US is the polar opposite of their society, we are tolerant, we have/had true freedom, their society seeks to control everone, and have people submit to islam or die.

thats something the US has never experienced, but now they are winning, we are becoming more like their totalitarian society, with things like the TSA.

so, no you are wrong, listen to why they attack us, they dont mention our presence in the middle east, except when the talk to the west., to get them to sympathize with their cause, their jihad.

This piece was written in September 2002, and it is pretty self-explanatory:

"A Department of Defense study in 1997 concluded that: "Historical data show a strong correlation between US involvement in international situations and an increase in terrorist attacks against the United States." Former president Jimmy Carter, some years after he left the White House, was unambiguous in his concordance with such a sentiment: "We sent Marines into Lebanon and you only have to go to Lebanon, to Syria or to Jordan to witness first-hand the intense hatred among many people for the United States because we bombed and shelled and unmercifully killed totally innocent villagers -- women and children and farmers and housewives -- in those villages around Beirut. . . . As a result of that . . . we became kind of a Satan in the minds of those who are deeply resentful."

"The terrorists responsible for the bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993 sent a letter to the New York Times which stated, in part: "We declare our responsibility for the explosion on the mentioned building. This action was done in response for the American political, economical, and military support to Israel the state of terrorism and to the rest of the dictator countries in the region."

It is America's ridiculous endeavor to endlessly give aid and support to Israel, among many other acts, that causes them to target America over many other developed, rich nations.

Its not wether the kid gave a crap or not, its suspecting a kid in a wheelchair to be a terrorist. Having your family been violated like this, you approve? How will it quickly becoming a mess? Planting C4 in the wheelchair?

Okay, how exactly is the family 'violated' as you call it? The guy checking the kid did so within minutes, the kid was not stressed out or scared at all (although the parents' written comments in the vid would have you think otherwise). So tell me again, how is this family being violated? If the kid had been crying and the whole thing had taken a long time, or the guy would've had the kid's clothes taken off or hurt him or something, then yes, one might call that 'violation', but the case in this vid? Not at all. Simply standard procedure.

As for your 1st question, yes, I approve. I don't have kids, but if I did, and this happened to them, I'd be fine with it. I would also be fine with it if it happened to me. I'm quite sure the guy performing the procedure didn't think the kid was a terrorist either, but he was just doing his job.

As for things quickly becoming a mess, there I was referring to the airport personnel making exceptions. If they start making exceptions for kids in wheelchairs, then others will want to be excepted too. Like babies. Old people. Blind people. Deaf people. Mentally disabled people. I could go on, but you get the point. They simply cannot start making exceptions in some cases, and not in others.

They already are pushing for exceptions. I think it was 7 or lower and 70 or higher are excempted from gropping. There's also an "express" lane where you can pay $100 to apply for and you don't have to go through gropping.

The terror threat from septuagenarians is apparently not as high as those young whippersnappers who are merely of retirement age. At least according to the Transportation Security Administration, which next week will begin testing new, less-intrusive, screening procedures for travelers 75 years of age and older.

The tests, which will be similar to how the TSA screens children under 12 years old, will start March 19 at Chicago O'Hare, Denver International, Portland International and Orlando International airports.

Passengers in this age group will not have to take off their shoes or light outerwear at screening. And if an alarm sounds, they have the choice of resolving the issue with a screening that doesn't require TSA agents get all rubby and touchy.

Only after this secondary, no pat-down process fails to reconcile whatever is setting off the alarm will the shoes have to come off and the TSA hands get grabby.