Is this not an extremely embarrassing statement?

"After the initial, total ban, we have learned enough from the UK investigation to say with confidence that small, travel size liquids are safe to bring through security checkpoints in limited numbers," said Assistant TSA Secretary Kip Hawley.

With all of the supposed resources we have devoted to the combatting of terrorism and gathering of intelligence here in These United States, you would think we would have been able to determine long ago how much of a liquid is safe to bring on board an airplane. Total assiness.