As the head of security for an airline, I can't ask my passengers to risk their lives and jump on a terrorist. This is why we need air marshals on every flight.
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There has to be so many other ways of approaching airline security than demeaning ourselves by giving up a lot of our dignities and our liberty to do this.
Aircraft are always going to be something that terrorists are interested in because you bring down an airliner, you have drawn the world's attention.
Airport security exists to guard us against terrorist attacks.
The men and women who make up a plane's crew put their lives in jeopardy each time they fly. It's our job as much as anyone's to make sure we make it as safe as possible up there for them.
A terrorist is someone who has a bomb, but doesn't have an air force.
There is a terrorist threat to this country that remains, and I believe that counter-terrorism needs to be the cornerstone of our mission, our vast mission... and aviation security is something that we still have a fair amount of concerns about.
Would-be terrorists cannot so much as board a plane without a thorough screening, yet we give them nearly unfettered access to very dangerous weapons.
I feel very confident that Americans flying in the air are safe and that only under the most dire of circumstances would our pilots ever even request permission to do that.
Why should one U.S. airman give up his life when our national security is not in imminent danger?
The bottom line is, if somebody doesn't go through proper security screening, they're not going to go on the flight.
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