NYC Plane Crash Raises Uncomfortable Questions About Air Security

The tragedy of Cory Lidle's death should not be minimized or ignored. But there are bigger questions that all of us should be asking:

• Five years after 9/11, how is it that a plane could get so close to a building in Manhattan?

• Why are we not securing this airspace like we secure the airspace in Washington DC?

• Of all the terrorist targets in the US, is New York City not at the top of that list?

• Just how easy is it to go to any small airport near the City, load a private airplane with God-knows-what and then fly a few minutes into Manhattan?

• This is a real problem, isn't it?