[inquest]

Nothing wrong with that. But you'll be less likely to die if security focuses its efforts on those who by all indications are highly likely to be a terrorist, instead of spreading your efforts thin on everyone in the name of political correctness.

[inquest]

"your efforts" = their efforts

[HairOfTheDog]

But you'll be less likely to die if security focuses its efforts on those who by all indications are highly likely to be a terrorist, instead of spreading your efforts thin on everyone in the name of political correctness.

And to categorically overlook anyone who is not middle-eastern in appearance, as a policy, leaves us open to attack by anyone with a bottle of hair dye. Profiling is valid, but holding to it without exception leaves us more vulnerable to a bigger blind spot than we had before.