What is your opinion on what happened at the airport in Turkey and what can be done about it?

2016-06-29T09:57:00-04:00

http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/29/europe/turkey-airport-attack-witness-accounts/

Turkey airport attack witness: 'It was like hell'

Terrified passengers tucked into alcoves and hid behind pillars to shield themselves from the blasts and gunshots in the terror attack at the Istanbul airport.

Response by Capt Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 29 at 2016 9:59 AM

2016-06-29T09:59:17-04:00

Wouldn't it be nice if there was a simple answer?

If we want to remain a free society, stopping this kind of senseless act is extremely difficult.

Response by PO3 Sandra Gomke made Jun 29 at 2016 10:10 AM

2016-06-29T10:10:13-04:00

Maybe what we need is better security for ALL entrances to airports. Arrivals and departures. There are too many areas of an airport where people can just wait around. Up until now, security only checks those boarding planes. Maybe we need metal detectors to enter the building at all. Like we have for court houses and capitol buildings. But I know it's an expense to obtain the equipment needed. DIA has 5 levels with 3-4 doors each on the west and east sides. That's a lot of metal detectors. Unrealistic? Depends on who has to pay for it.

Response by CPT Jack Durish made Jun 29 at 2016 10:17 AM

2016-06-29T10:17:55-04:00

Asking for opinions is a dangerous thing. You're bound to accumulate a pile (and we all know how it will smell). Here's my contribution... What happened at the airport in Turkey is another in a long line of tragedies. What can be done about it? I don't know, but I wish someone would at least begin thinking about it. Sadly, our President has insisted that we ignore it rather than offend anyone. Thus, political correctness chains us to a future of more tragedies. We can only protect ourselves and our families as best we can (avoiding target rich environments and using situational awareness to not make easy targets of ourselves) and hope that chance will save us from that which we cannot avoid.

Response by SPC David S. made Jun 29 at 2016 10:25 AM

2016-06-29T10:25:07-04:00

This is a a suicide vest problem and all suicide vests should be banned?

I think the first step is in admitting that within the religion of Islam there are individuals with an extremists ideology that are willing and wanting to carry out deadly terrorist attacks.

Response by Lt Col Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 29 at 2016 10:26 AM

2016-06-29T10:26:16-04:00

Tactically, it's brilliant. I'm not condoning the action of the enemy but your must respect the tactic. The point of airport security is to protect the planes. The point of terrorism as a tactic is to change people's status quo. The achieved this, as a result, security with extend beyond the entrance of an airport and will expand. This will raise the cost and affect the calculus of the government.

Response by MCPO Roger Collins made Jun 29 at 2016 10:51 AM

2016-06-29T10:51:42-04:00

I will guarantee that if this happens to a large USA Airport more than once, there will be a resolution, but as we all know the unintended consequences aspect comes in. Everything we do creates a bigger backup somewhere in the airport, that is where they will hit. As noted, suicide vests are one of the most useful tool for these nuts. If we can insist on removing your shoes, we certainly can do the same when you enter the major airport building, along with all carry on and checked luggage being run through the sniffer. What ever action is taken, it will be using a sledge hammer to kill a very powerful gnat.

Response by Cpl Mark A. Morris made Jun 29 at 2016 11:00 AM

2016-06-29T11:00:09-04:00

Good morning,

That is a great question MSG. I would like to ask that question to the FOB the followers of Muhammad pounded their heads towards Mecca at.

Koran 8:12. The tragedy at the Turkish airport is sadly not an extremist act. Apostates are the only extremists within Islam.

Know your enemy and don't worry. They are being brought here so we can hold hands and sing songs together of love and compassion with our shared humanity.

BZO your weapon,

M. Morris RVT