100% correct. Our TSA is largely a sham that provides no real security. The typical TSA officer is obsessed with matching your name on your ID to the name on the ticket - as though that will do anything. Most of the 9/11 hijackers had legitimate state-issued ID’s. When they ask questions, they aren’t looking you in the eye to see HOW you react, not what you say. The areas around x-rays are crowded and often the TSA staff is chatting with each other.

In Israel there are agents putting dummy devices in carryon bags every day. Miss it once, you’re suspended. Miss it twice, you’re fired. You can’t fire a TSA worker because they’re part of the union. It’s infuriating and pathetic.