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Joe Walsh Calls for Profiling 'Young Muslim Men'

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CuriousLurker4/23/2013 7:40:05 am PDT

I’ve read about the Israeli methods used by El Al, but I don’t see it as viable in the U.S.

How many airports does Israel have? How many does the U.S. have? Israel is a nation of approximately 8 million people, the U.S. 315 million—how many people people would need to be processed every day in the U.S. vs the numbers being processed in Israel?

And that only covers airports. What about all the other public places & events? How many people would have to receive specialized training, and how much would it cost to train them all?

Have you been to Manhattan during the morning or evening rush hour, or during lunch time? It’s like someone kicked an ant bed with all the people swarming about—it would take an army just to watch Manhattan alone, and someone could still slip through the cracks.

Logistically, I don’t see how the Israeli model could possibly work here.