[Beck_isright]

The airlines could have prevented this also by endorsing (enacting, supporting, etc...whichever word floats your boat) the necessary security measures which were suggested and supported over the 10 years prior to 9-11. But I guess you are one of those that think the government should take care of you cradle to grave.

[sinkspur]

The airlines could have prevented this also by endorsing (enacting, supporting, etc...whichever word floats your boat) the necessary security measures which were suggested and supported over the 10 years prior to 9-11.

If the government didn't require that I spend the money, why should I spend the money, especially if my competitors don't?

You're living in a dreamy world, where the guy who forgets to take the key out of the ignition is responsible for the thief taking your car, rather than the thief.

[honway]

The airlines could have prevented this also by endorsing (enacting, supporting, etc...whichever word floats your boat) the necessary security measures which were suggested and supported over the 10 years prior to 9-11

Do you think the government had any responsibility to share intelligence information with the airlines that Khalid Mohammed and al Qaeda terrorists were plotting to hijack airliners and fly them into buildings? According to Philippine intelligence officials, that is exactly the information Murad provided in his 52 days of tactical interrogation after he was arrested as a result of the fire in Ramzi Yousef's and Khalid Mohammed's apartment in Manilia.