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Almost nothing in this world is irrevocable. The idea of small terrorist groups dominating the world's population by threatening violence is as old as man. Each cell throughout history might have been effective for a limited period, but the life of a terrorist movement is finite. Sometimes the human with the energy lighting the fire for the movement passes and there is no successor. Other times the movement is overrun by a competitor or a splinter group forms. Sometimes the energy just passes from the cause or it becomes passe. You can find parallels in government, business and social organizations. No organization is sustainable for eternity without revolutionary change.

Transportation and hospitality systems and facilities today are huge and complex. The security features protecting travel and tourism are no longer minimal and naive. The planning needed for terrorism to be effective is cumbersome and detailed in comparison with past years. The odds of suffering a calamity from such criminal activity are much less than from other causes of disaster. Even though terrorists are gaining experience in these pursuits, the chore of financing, planning and acting in secrecy is enormous. This is especially so since the operatives need to be replaced for each occurrence.

I think travelers whether for business or pleasure/tourism see the reality of the situation and are not reluctant in moving about for long after an occurrence. It is harder to get on and off airplanes, but other parts of the infrastructure are not as noticeably restricted. Fortunately, memories are short and no one remembers that they are missing what they could have had before they couldn't have it even if they remember they could have had it. For sure, travelers are not going to fly into points of intense immediate danger from war for tourism, but calm soon returns in most areas and the norm of unfettered movement returns.

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