Earlier quoted context omitted.
I know that for me everything I'm hearing has dropped the US quite a bit on my "places to visit" list. To be fair, I realize my impression is probably slanted because of the origin and type of foreign news I'm exposed to.
Keep in mind this is a sensationalist story. The TSA unfortunately consists of workers trained to follow procedures by the book and have no authority to use common sense. Luckily the only place you ever deal with them is at the airport and usually you'll just walk right on through. This does not represent the people US who generally like tourists and will be delighted and impressed by your accent, and helpful to show…
To be clear, I was not blaming Americans for this. Most of them look to be great folks - it's their government that's starting to give me the heebie-jeebies.