Yes,
America did overreact to 9/11! First, after 9/11 hundreds of Arabic or anyone
who looked of the Arabic or Muslim dissent were stopped in the airport and
went through extra security screenings. Which is extremely racist and not the
proper way to selectee someone for extra screening. America also, overreacted
because the government was continently changing the countries terrorist attack
leave. It would go from orange to red then drop back down to orange. By Zytech Engineering
LLC making safe-rooms was a complete overreaction. It just scared Americans even
more. Then there was John Rivers chute escape. This appeared to be a little
difficult to put on. If someone is in a moment of panic they are going to have
a hard time putting it on. To me America did overreact.
Prior to 9/11 airport security was
not as accurate as they are now. Before 9/11 there was not a 3oz limit on
liquids, gels or aerosols. There were also no full body scanners. There were
just metal detectors and scanners that bags went through. Before 9/11 aircrafts
were allowed to be unattended when their doors were opening, but now someone
has to be at the aircraft at all times when the door is open. Now cockpit doors
are always locked as before they were open for kids to go meet the pilot. Since
9/11 airports have hired 55,000 TSA officers.
I think America tried
their best to keep America safe after 9/11.
Airport security has increased greatly since the terrorist attacks. They
now have full body scanners. Also, passengers are not allowed to bring liquids,
gels or aerosols over 3oz pass the TSA checkpoints. They only allow certain
thing such a breast milk and medicine, but this still has to get scanned and
approved by a TSA officer. I myself as a
Boston Logan International Airport employee know this first hand. Some of my
co-worker who has been there for more than twenty- six years tells me how TSA
has improved post 9/11. For passengers it is not easy to get through security
with items that they are not supposed to have. At the same time TSA is not
always paying as much attention as they should. Passengers still get through
security with items they should have a liquors that are over 3oz. But if you
work at the airport and have a S.I.D.A badge (secure identification display
area) it is extremely easy to bring dangerous goods (flammables, explosives,
and toxins ect.) to the sterile area or generally speaking on the tarmac. So if
the terrorist really wanted to attack again they can easy get someone to work
at the airport for them. To work at the airport they are certain trainings you
need to take, but once you take those test you basically know secrets of the
airport.
September 11, 2001
Federal authorities have known for years that suspected
terrorists with ties to bin Laden were receiving flight training at schools in
the US and abroad. One convicted terrorist confessed that his planned role in a
terror attack was to crash a plane into CIA headquarters.
-Washington Post 9/23/01
Summer 2000: A secret military operation named Able Danger identifies four
future 9/11 hijackers, including lead hijacker Mohamed Atta, as a potential
threat and members of Al Qaeda. Yet none of this is mentioned later in the 9/11
Commissions' final report. When questioned, the 9/11 commission's chief
spokesman initially says that staff members briefed about Able Danger did not
remember hearing anything about Atta. Days later, however, after provided detailed
information, he says the uniformed officer who briefed two staff members had
indeed mentioned Atta.
-New
York Times 8/11/05
President Bush is warned by US intelligence that Bin Laden might
be planning to hijack commercial airliners. The White House waits eight months
after 9/11 to reveal this fact.
-CNN 4/11/04
