A good point. The obvious alternative to terrorists being stupid and/or scarce is that their motives are quite different from what's usually assumed. That bein

A good point. The obvious alternative to terrorists being stupid and/or scarce is that their motives are quite different from what's usually assumed. That being said, I'm also not sure I buy the 'terrorists hate freedom, so they want more big-brother security' theory. That seems much more likely to be a combination of a frightened populace and opportunistic government.