No exceptions, of course, unless you are a young, Arab male. I went through TSA security last week in Charlotte as I was making my way home from Brazil. I watched in amazement as an elderly white woman in a wheel chair and a 4 year old, blue eyed, blond boy who was traveling with her were pulled aside and searched. Meanwhile, 3 males of obvious middle eastern descent (speaking Arabic in line) passed right through unquestioned. Happens almost every time I go through TSA (illusion of) security......
you would think that they want something else to happen so they can take even more freedom away. Sucks to think like this, but nothing else makes sense.
If you consider the utter lack of will on both sides of the aisle to seal the southern border, despite thousands of OTM's (Other than Mexicans) being captured, many from Muslim nations, as well as Muslim prayer rugs and other artifacts that have been found along the border in recent years, I'd have to say another attack is exactly what they want......