I found much of value in Professor Rudovsky’s thoughtful discussion of antiterrorism and drug interdiction efforts. I share his assessment that both the War on Drugs and the War on Terror—his primary focus—have gone awry in important respects and warrant vigorous criticism. I join Professor Rudovsky in opposing ineffectual antiterrorism practices that unjustifiably burden large numbers of innocent Arabs and Muslims

I do not, however, agree with a premise on which his argument seems to rest: that a commitment to end racial profiling would eliminate, or at least substantially reduce, misguided and overbroad measures that burden large numbers of innocent Arabs and Muslims. Racial profiling is the wrong question in the War on Terror. While the invocation of racial profiling may pack a rhetorical punch and help to motivate political activism, focusing on the issue of racial profiling does not help us better evaluate the efficacy or fairness of antiterrorism measures.