[AppyPappy]

Screw defense. We need offense. Arm the pilots.

[LouD]

Right concept - Wrong execution. (Although I agree with arming the pilots)

We need to proactively eliminate terrorist organizations which state their intention to harm the U.S. or which actually attack the U.S. or our citizens. We must do this without regard for the territorial integrity of countries wittingly or unwittingly harboring such groups.

In short, we must give our intelligence community the ability to attack terrorist targets, wherever they are, and assassinate terrorist leaders.

[connectthedots]

I did a job for a pilot friend of mine, and I asked him why the flight attendants and pilots at least carry some sort of 'mace' or 'pepper spray'. He said the FAA would not let flight crews have it on board. Can you believe it? The FAA prevents flight crews from having ready access to what, a $5-10 piece of safety equipment that would likely have prevented all this from happening? After all, what good is a knife when you can't see anything and are temporarily disabled? Incredible, isn't it?