I totally agree there. But the "settlement" should not be paid by the taxpayers. No one asked my opinion on allowing pilots to carry guns before 9/11, and I should therefore not be held liable.
What I do support is holding individual people accountable. Polticians and bureaucrats who allowed 9/11 to happen due to their stupid policies, should be held accountable both criminally and civilly. They, not I, should foot the bill.
But, of course, this won't happen, and "we the serfs" will wind up paying... as always.