of course you wopuldI think CW has it correct, and so did Ben Franklin.
Also, this only gives the illusion that we are safe...there is hardly any checking of luggage that goes into the belly of the plane. I'd rather take my chances with exploding planes and not have to bother with taking off my shoes, spending an extra hour with security because I had a bottle of asprin in my computer bag, or watching my kids get wanded because TSA was so inept they forgot to stamp MY ticket in the security lane.
Not to mention that this doesn't even alleviate the need for taking off my damn shoes.
if i say the sky is blue you would argue that