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I think they didn't want to over react.
Worse PR for the USA than an Iraqi citizen throwing his shoes at Bush in protest would have been the secret service mowing down an Iraqi citizen for throwing a shoe at Bush.
They don't kill people every time someone throws a pie in a politician's face. These people are trained and organized, they're not watching grainy youtube videos half drunk in their underwear like we are.
Obviously they knew in advance who the people in the room were and what they had on them. It would have been a negative hit against the SS if the guy had snuck in a bomb or a gun. But he didn't, he threw his shoes. Which are harmless.
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