EU Would Rather Be Sorry

Ever hear the expression, "Better safe than sorry?" Well the EU has just apparently decided that when it comes to giving out certain information about people trying to enter the US, that it is better to be sorry (even if their own passengers' safety is at risk).

The EU has decided that they don't want to give out certain information to the US government, such as what food is ordered by each passenger on the flight. Likewise, asking which seat the individual has chosen is taboo. Additionally, the US wanted to store the data for 50 years, while the EU apparently believes that three and a half years is enough. I can think of about 100 reasons why I personally would rather have 50 years of data if I'm studying potential terrorist activity (if I'm an FBI agent). I'm not sure what kind of trends can be extrapolated with a few years of data, or why such a crazy number like 3 1/2 years would even be suggested.

Remember when GW was pooh-poohed by people (mostly three kinds of people - liberals, Europeans, and terrorists) when he said "either you side with us or you side with the terrorists." Does anyone really know which side the EU is on?