Yup. America lives in fear. The terrorists have won beyond their wildest dreams. They wanted to terrorize Americans but I do not think they imagined they could be so successful. Americans are spending billions and billions chasing shadows. They have made it so uncomfortable to travel that
This used to be the siege mentality in the old USSR and the bureaucracy sunk them. America is sinking itself with the same mentality and its enemies are loving it.
The USA went from first tourist destination down to third. Business travel to the USA has plummeted. Business conventions are being taken elsewhere as foreign executives do not care about being harassed and humiliated by $7.50/hr employees of the "Homeland Security".http://www.newsweek.com/id/70991
The United States is the only major country in the world to which travel has declined amid a tourist boom.
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The pound is worth $2, a 47 percent increase in six years. And yet, between 2000 and 2006, the number of Britons visiting America declined by 11 percent. In that same period British travel to India went up 102 percent, to New Zealand 106 percent, to Turkey 82 percent and to the Caribbean 31 percent. If you're wondering why, read the polls or any travelogue on a British Web site. They are filled with horror stories about the inconvenience and indignity of traveling to America.
This used to be the siege mentality in the old USSR and the bureaucracy sunk them. America is sinking itself with the same mentality and its enemies are loving it.