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This 3 page paper discusses reasons why the government’s focus on safety since 9/11 has focused so narrowly on aviation. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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least. This paper discusses the governments focus on aviation safety in the wake of the attack. Discussion A number of people have been extremely, and perhaps rightly, critical of the
reaction of the government to the attack. The need to "do something" has led to two unpopular wars being fought at the same time; intrusive "precautions" such as drastically restricting
items that can be carried on board airplanes; having travelers There is also the question of why security measures are being applied so lopsidedly. While air passengers are subjected to
intense scrutiny and inconvenience, other forms of transport such as trains and buses are left virtually unexamined. It has been pointed out by many critics that our seaports-where huge cargoes
of missiles, bombs or other devices could theoretically be unloaded-are almost unguarded. That begs the question, why is the government focused so narrowly on aviation? Part of the answer is
obvious: the attacks were carried out by people who hijacked airplanes, which has made the airplane itself an object of terror. In addition, there are a great many people who
dislike flying or fear it, so again, the idea of being on a plane that is doomed brings out everyones worst fears. Still, these reasons hardly seem enough to justify
the intense preoccupation with aviation to the extent of almost everything else. Perhaps part of the answer can be found in watching Congress, which appropriates money again and again for
the airlines but refuses to give Amtrak more than a pittance. In other words, Congress seems to be a "fan" of the airline industry. This would make it more inclined
to focus on air travel in lieu of other forms of transportation. In 2003, James May, president and CEO of the Air Transport Association of America gave testimony before Congress
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