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Jim Kennedy-ar154me

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Why can't we do this.
« on: February 04, 2016, 11:56:03 AM »
They can do this and we can't do the same around our southern border???
http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-building-security-wall-around-baghdad-005504080.html?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link

Baghdad (AFP) - Iraq is building a three-metre-high security wall and trench defences around Baghdad in an effort to thwart jihadist attacks, a security official said on Thursday.

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Re: Why can't we do this.
« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2016, 01:03:34 PM »
It would cost....

And we'll see if theirs works.

The article mentioned that security was lax in the city...with guards often missing cars loaded with explosives at road check point...

Without adequate security, all it will take is an extension ladder to get over the wall.

We would need heavy electronic security to alert of an attempted breach and a very quick response team to stop runners...

 
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Re: Why can't we do this.
« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2016, 01:12:39 PM »
Just get the mostly conservative Catholic Hispanic illegals to vote Republican. There would be a wall that would make Berlin jealous, even if they had to short Planned Parenthood to pay for it.
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Re: Why can't we do this.
« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2016, 01:21:32 PM »
I say we missed the best chance for a border solution back in late 2005 when hurricane Katrina ruined New Orleans.
We should have started digging a canal, deep and wide, along the southern border of Texas and moved westward......then used the dirt to bury New Orleans.

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Re: Why can't we do this.
« Reply #4 on: February 04, 2016, 05:03:57 PM »
Quote from: tombogan03884 on February 04, 2016, 01:12:39 PM
Just get the mostly conservative Catholic Hispanic illegals to vote Republican. There would be a wall that would make Berlin jealous, even if they had to short Planned Parenthood to pay for it.

I think you have the solution, Tom...
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Re: Why can't we do this.
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Re: Why can't we do this.
« Reply #5 on: February 04, 2016, 05:04:58 PM »
Quote from: PegLeg45 on February 04, 2016, 01:21:32 PM
I say we missed the best chance for a border solution back in late 2005 when hurricane Katrina ruined New Orleans.
We should have started digging a canal, deep and wide, along the southern border of Texas and moved westward......then used the dirt to bury New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS????  NEW ORLEANS????  Do you know how much good dirt is worth?
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Re: Why can't we do this.
« Reply #6 on: February 16, 2016, 03:07:57 PM »
It's not about the height of the wall or a moat.  It is about how deep the foundation goes and the electronic devices.  The largest threats to our security are in tunnels stories below the surface.  The threats are also flowing through the gates on highways, airports, and harbors.  Building a fence is more feel good than effective.
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Re: Why can't we do this.
« Reply #7 on: February 17, 2016, 06:09:04 AM »
The tunnels would not be that much of a problem.
I've just been reading Caesar's "Commentaries" and they used "Sappers and Miners" even back then.
They used to set out bowls of water to detect under ground work.
We can now do a bit better than that.  ;D
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Re: Why can't we do this.
« Reply #8 on: February 17, 2016, 07:10:56 PM »
Why can't we do this?

Because "we" don't want to. 

( By "we" I don't mean the we on this board)
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Re: Why can't we do this.
« Reply #9 on: February 19, 2016, 05:05:28 PM »
I have always favored deportation by trebouche. Every Saturday we take all the illegals that ICE has rounded up, and have a big picnic, BBQ, whatever. Live bands, beer garden, horseshoe pit. And for the main event we hurl illegals back into Mexico over the Rio Grande. Fun for the whole family!
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