I used to fly about 1-200K miles per year and I've essentially stopped flying due to all the security BS, I maybe take 2 or 3 flights per year now and I still hate it. I probably account for $50K per year worth of lost business to the airlines. Try implementing something like the israeli system and see what happens to the airlines' revenue.

The nonsense you are suggesting is exactly the outcome that these guys are looking for; americans will always overreact when they are afraid, and they are very easy to scare. If this was a "war" (incorrect term), it would be an economic/psychological "war." They can mess with the wimpy americans indefinitely by coming up with new "threats" and watching them chase their tails, trying to reduce their risk to zero.