In the aftermath of the failed airline bombing attempt, Holman Jenkins doesn't think airport security is nearly as bad as everyone is saying.

Al Qaeda may be incapacitated, but its leaders aren't dumb. So what if their hapless messengers only embarrass themselves and burn their legs? Al Qaeda can still count on the sizeable damage we will inflict on ourselves through an airport security apparatus that specializes in expensive political displays of barn-door closing that seldom have any real security payoff.

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