American Security

Has it hit any of you yet that while the government talks about increasing security at the airports and keeping America safe, all of the real security measures were accomplished by ordinary citizens like you and me.
9/11. The terrorists accomplished their goals while the US Military watched with one exception: Flight 93. Who saved that terrorist from flying his hijacked plane into its intended target? Yup, it was the passengers on board. Anyone who had bought a ticket and was on the plane (plain Joe and Jane), by a quirk of fate did more than the US military could accomplish with the three other planes.

The Shoe bomber. He was first noticed by both passengers and a stewardess who secured him before he could light his bomb. Again it was people without training who just acted according to common sense.

The underpants bomber. Again, passengers took him out before he could accomplish his deed and bring down the plane. The flight landed safely, the President enjoyed Hawaii, and the reporters had a feeding frenzy while common citizens used common sense.

If the Government, whose solution to protect us is to throw billions of dollars at TSA and airport security (who have accomplished nothing except slow down our travel time while increasing both our flying costs and taxes), would simply pass a law that would protect well intended citizens acting in extreme situations to protect life and property, we might accomplish more than has been accomplished in the last decade to 'protect' America.