When Terrorists Attack

It's funny, but when I saw the story about the 9 year old who managed to get on a Delta flight alone, I remarked to someone, "I wonder if this is a dry run for terrorism". After all women and children have been used as homicide bombers in the past. Well, just  now I read a warning about dry runs on US flights. What better time for terrorists to attack than when the government is shut down and lax, and the people are apathetic?