[Kirkwood]

"When I visited Europe earlier, in 1952, I had to leave my passport with the concierge at each hotel I stayed at."

You still have to do this in some EU states.

If security were better in the UK and EU, then the US wouldn't have to take these measures. The truth is that the UK and EU are contaminated with terrorists and we're doing our best to fight off the disease. Some of our methods may be of questionable value, and time will tell what works and what doesn't. Frankly I think the EU airport security sucks, having seen it first hand last week.

[Cicero]

Just so. A lot of Muslim terrorists happen to be UK citizens, or French citizens. And with the relaxation of customs controls in most EU countries, terrorists can move around pretty much as they please.