Is it fair to blame the TSA for Amsterdam's mistake?

[mbp]

Did the man depart the Netherlands, wherein their well aware of the attacks on America by radical Muslims!? (Yes)

He was only in transit in Amsterdam.

Did his departure ticket declare he was bound for the U.S. (Detroit)!?

Would anyone in Amsterdam have even looked at his ticket? He could well have received his boarding pass for that flight in Nigeria.

No luggage

That would have been apparent in the airport where he (should have) checked in his luggage. But when you're in transit it's quite common not to carry any.

a one way ticket

Not true, apparently.

and no coat so as to withstand the bitter Michigan winter!

They do have a heated terminal building at the airport in Detroit, don't they? And isn't it possible to leave the airport using some means of transportation which wouldn't leave you exposed to the bitter Michigan winter?

In any case - he was just in transit in Amsterdam, so why would anyone take any notice of his coat or lack thereof?

Has Amsterdam (Netherlands) been the target of Muslim terrorist attacks!? YES!

So? What possible difference should that make to have passengers in transit are treated at the airport? For all practical purposes those people aren't even in the country.
Surely any airport in any country in which you can check in for a flight to or from a country which is a potential target for terror (so a pretty long list) would require the same level of security.

And in any case - what is it you want them to do? Anyone travelling one way or without a coat must be strip searched?

 

[Beerina]

Two things:

1. The US (like any country) can just forbid flights from nations that don't meet its standards.

2. No nation's government wants to be embarrassed by being the sloppy ones who let a mass murderer onboard.