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RE: Don Phillips column, page 12-13, Trains/Jan. 2008

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Dak, Paul, you both raise good points which I am sure that Mr. Phillips will address.  I still stand by my gripe.  The paragraph concerning European bravery was not relavant to the point of the article, which was to discuss improvement in AMTRAK security.  The implication that Americans should withstand "hundreds of thousands of deaths" over "several decades" "bravely" was incendiary and hyperbolic.  The American government reacted strongly to the loss of 3,000 people- heartily supported by elected representatives and the people of the United States.  How does Mr. Phillips believe we would react to the loss of "hundreds of thousands" of our citizens to terrorism?  Frankly, I believe our European allies have failed in protecting their citizens. I would hope we learn from their mistakes and try not to repeat them.  The rest of the article was indeed good news.  If we indeed have in Mr. Rooney a competent, interested, and efficient planner, we won't face "bravely accepting" casualties.  I would be ecstatic if Mr. Rooney were able to retire 20 years hence without a single terrorist act against any train on record.  And I agree with everyone- the best security is that security which allows us to conduct our lives without hindrance- and protects us from harm.  May our new security manager pull that miracle off!
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