Counter-arguments for Profiling

I've heard three main arguments against profiling:

1. It is un-American and a violation of civil rights.
2. It will piss off the Arabs and turn them into terrorists
3. The terrorists will simply recruit anti-American anglos

Number 1 I'll leave to the lawyers and judges. But number 2, heard most often from Bob Wright, is readily assailable.

Every instance of passenger-initiated 'profiling' that has resulting in delays and even removal of scary looking passengers is an example of why the authorities should be doing this as professionals. Passengers are reacting this way precisely because they understand that political correctness is putting them in danger. Let the screeners use common sense profiling and those Arabs/Muslims who are sitting next to you on a plane will have a stamp of approval, no need to take matters into your own hands.

I won't even go into the insulting nature of his premise on the "Arabs are prone..." level. Bob is unabashed in his soft liberal racism.

Number three is actually a huge benefit in the war on terror. What would we like better than to force alQ, etc into recruiting anglos? Finally, our chance to infiltrate!