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01-16-2010, 13:17

I'm troubled by most of this discussion because I believe it misses relevant points.

All attempts at screening will fail. The only relevant point of discussion is cost vs. benefit. Costs include more than money such as inconvenience, loss of privacy, loss of liberty, etc.
The key to success for the terrorist is launching a sufficient number of attempts to overcome the current level of effectiveness of screening. We have been lucky that the ability to coordinate and launch such an attach has been significantly diminished since 9/11 because of the communication required.
Fear of being caught has no relevance to any strategy aimed at those who are committed to die in their attempt. Many tactics that are suggested and worse, implemented, by those who fear death are risible. I'm sure I am not writing anything surprising to the Quiet Professionals here.
Some attempts at attacking us will succeed. This is inarguable. Preparation may yield more useful results than adding the last increment of prevention.

01-16-2010, 13:17	#14
HowardCohodas Guest Posts: n/a	I'm troubled by most of this discussion because I believe it misses relevant points. All attempts at screening will fail. The only relevant point of discussion is cost vs. benefit. Costs include more than money such as inconvenience, loss of privacy, loss of liberty, etc. The key to success for the terrorist is launching a sufficient number of attempts to overcome the current level of effectiveness of screening. We have been lucky that the ability to coordinate and launch such an attach has been significantly diminished since 9/11 because of the communication required. Fear of being caught has no relevance to any strategy aimed at those who are committed to die in their attempt. Many tactics that are suggested and worse, implemented, by those who fear death are risible. I'm sure I am not writing anything surprising to the Quiet Professionals here. Some attempts at attacking us will succeed. This is inarguable. Preparation may yield more useful results than adding the last increment of prevention. Last edited by HowardCohodas; 01-16-2010 at 13:20.