Is the biggest effect of terrorism, the paranoia that it has induced in different countries?
This thought is promted by America's decision to fingerprint, and photograph all non visa visitors. Is it going to do much more than frustrate visitors, and reassure residents?
My son who lives in NH, and works at a medical research facility, attached to a university campus. When it came time to renew his visa he was told that it could no longer be done at the British embassy, and he could only apply from his home country. So to renew his visa he had to fly home to the UK, fly to London for an interview at the embassy, then fly back to the US when it was approved.
Not that the US is alone in this, Australian visas can be hard to get too, as I found out. Many other countries are introducing stringent border controls, but the killing still goes on. The recent tragedy in Spain was apparently carried out by Moroccans holding Spanish passports, and domiciled in the country.
I guess what I'm saying is that I don't think it will stop the present outbreaks of violence perpetrated by zealots, religious or otherwise. So what's the answer?
John