Rhong Dhong wrote:
It's no longer possible to have something like that in the US. One
suicide bomber will be all it takes to justify turning the screws some more.
The commute will then include the need for each passenger to go
through a search . . .
Not a problem. It would take a huge bomb to destroy a fast train, or
make it derail. Much bigger than it takes to destroy an airplane. Of
course a small bomb would kill some people, but it would be no worse
than an attack in a shopping mall. We are not going to set up
searches at every shopping mall or other crowded place. Even the
Israelis do not do that, and they have much more to worry about than Americans.
Note that Amtrak trains already limit the number of bags, and they do
have a rudimentary search. The French and Japanese trains do not.
If anything, concerns about terrorism will increase the appeal of trains.
- Jed
