We also have a lot more security personnel than they do. Their procedures are more efficient and sensible. If we adopted them universally, we would see a lot less of the chaos we're witnessing right now at British airports with cancelled flights and travellers trapped for days on end. But that would require inconveniencing some Muslims, so we're stuck with what we have.
What WE have, thanks to the Democrats, is union-controlled TSA (to buy Union votes with taxdollars), and crying about inspections of EVERY shipping container (by Union Longshoreman, of course).
I believe that because any of these issues are NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUES, NO Union thugs or members should be allowed to be hired for them. We don't need ANY special interest security forces whatsoever.
You know how many muslims live in britain? The inconvenience wouldnt be to 'some' muslims, and the rioting in the streets that would follow would be unpleasant to say the least. You know what happened in bradford just a few years ago?
Whatever happened to Secy. Mineta? I heard he stepped down due to health problems, but haven't heard who will replace him. Mineta was so much the problem in not allowing any profiling. Bush let him get away with that absurdity. I am not flying any more unless there is a family emergency. Just not worth it.