Terror Attacks on Airports of all places...

[ICantSpellDawg]

I am kerfuzzled as to why terrorist cells would plan to attack airports, where security is at its highest. Airports are arguably our most secure areas around in addition to being areas where people are already scared to be. I theorize that much more damage and destablization could be done by targeting major tourist and local destinations directly. How many people would it take to close down a local mall and take out a few hundred people? Security is lax, larger weaponry could be carried in and response times are low. The Louvre in Paris, a local mall, etc. It seems insane and not at all practical to attack the areas that you have almsot zero chances of doing any real damage to. Hell, if you can get weaponry beyond the gate at an airport, you'd be best served to just board a plane with it.

Commando styled raids on large hotels like Mumbai? Practical. The same raids against reticent armed legions at an airport? Absurd.

I think our security services are in for a shock if they believe the next attacks will be at our aiports. I can't believe we've avoided it for as long as we have. What do you all think, any insights on the future of guerilla civilian raids?