[JustPiper]

I fear the economic impact they have in mind is far greater than airlines

[milkncookies]

JP, that is my point. I don't mean to imply just the airline industry. But think a little farther down the chain. What will be the ripple effect of severely damaging the airline industry which is admittedly already somewhat tenuous.
Many many diferent areas of our economy are directly affected by the health of our airline industry, not to mention the indirectly affected segments that are numerous.

[FairOpinion]

"I fear the economic impact they have in mind is far greater than airlines"

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I think you are absolutely correct. Aq wants to destroy the entire US and global economy, to turn the world into an Islamic "empire" in the vacuum it's created.