This is crazy. To put it in perspective, imagine your big post-college European backpacking trip - did you ALWAYS know 3 days in advance which country you were bound for next? Heck, I missed a flight in south eastern France once (transit strikes, surprise!) and, easy as pie, crossed the border into Switzerland to catch another from Geneva.

I know, I know, the US is a lot bigger (and farther away from the countries affected) than many European countries, so people don't border-hop as much. But do British business travelers always get 3 days' warning when they have to take a trip to New York?

I think you're right, Aaron. DHS wants to appear to be doing something in the public eye, when the reality is that what prevents terror attacks is not what you can see (liquid bans or fingerprinting), but the behind-the-scenes intelligence work, to catch people before they get to the airport. Obviously, whatever they've been doing on that front for the past seven years has been working, so why all the show?

Thank goodness this doesn't apply to Canada (yet).

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