User blog comment:Craiglpalmer/SOPA and PIPA Situation Summary/@comment-878100-20120118012916/@comment-4625146-20120118014616

Increased airport security is a desired outcome of terrorism, from the terrorists' point-of-view. The massive increase in expenditure by those one attacked makes the efficiency of any terrorist attack (even unsuccessful ones, so long as they result in increased security and inspection) extremely high.

But I digress.