In the comments under the article, a lot of people are for racial profiling. It seems like a bad idea in principle, but it might be a good idea in reality. Let's face it, we're not getting attacked by Utah Mormons. There's a relatively small racial and a very small religious profile of nearly the entirety of our threat. The government keeps saying this isn't a war on Islam, but, it really is. Not all Islam, to be certain, but a very prominent minority of it. If we're going to win, we've gotta drop the political correctness and recognize the enemy for what it really is. "Terrorism" isn't a very helpful portrait of our enemy. "Militant Islamic Terrorism" is. The number of travelers is too great to warrant completely random screening, or equal screening for all. Stop thinking like kindergarden teachers and start thinking like casino executives. They know how to stock the odds in their favor. If we focus on the target demographics, we're more likely to nab actual bad guys rather than confiscate a kid's playdough. In the event middle class American toddlers start hijacking planes, then we can adapt our strategy accordingly.
