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U.S. to end "virtual" fence project on Mexican border
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| 1/14/11
| Jeremy Pelofsky - Reuters
Posted on 01/14/2011 10:53:21 AM PST by NormsRevenge
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I'm sure Incompetanto and DHS can find more creative things to waste money on,, like traveling to foreign countries on fact-finding missions and such.
‘virtual farce’ does not come cheap, yaknow.
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posted on
01/14/2011 10:54:05 AM PST
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Obama: Epic Fail or Bust!!!)
To: NormsRevenge
good. at least they can’t claim they have that now.
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posted on
01/14/2011 10:56:19 AM PST
by
MNDude
To: NormsRevenge
Another reason why a real fence needs to be built.
You cannot “end” a real fence with a committee meeting.
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posted on
01/14/2011 10:57:07 AM PST
by
kidd
To: NormsRevenge
Not like it ever did a dam’ bit of good anyway. Much like the Nazi-titled “Dept of Homeland Security” which ought to be zeroed out of the budget too, as long as the CIA and FBI are allowed to talk to each other.....
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posted on
01/14/2011 10:59:32 AM PST
by
Notary Sojac
(WeÂ’ve Had 3 Central Banks In The History Of America, 2 Of Them Failed And This Will One Will Too!)
To: NormsRevenge
It was a scam from day one.
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posted on
01/14/2011 11:01:01 AM PST
by
longtermmemmory
(VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
To: NormsRevenge
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posted on
01/14/2011 11:04:04 AM PST
by
mvpel
(Michael Pelletier)
To: NormsRevenge
Democrats love to demonstrate “fiscal responsibility” by cutting the military and border security.
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posted on
01/14/2011 11:08:56 AM PST
by
denydenydeny
(Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views, beyond the comprehension of the weak-Adams)
To: kidd
To: denydenydeny
Cutting a project that involved a bunch of people without sufficient skill or experience falling on their face over and over again is actually beneficial to the military and border security.
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posted on
01/14/2011 11:14:39 AM PST
by
mvpel
(Michael Pelletier)
To: NormsRevenge
They were willing to spend a billion dollars just to avoid building a real fence.
Now they’ve realized they can save a billion dollars and... just not build the fence.
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posted on
01/14/2011 11:18:02 AM PST
by
marron
To: marron
Plan accomplished. No fence.
I wonder what the next excuse will be.
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posted on
01/14/2011 11:22:54 AM PST
by
glorgau
To: glorgau
I wonder what the next excuse will be.
No dinero
To: NormsRevenge
The virtual fence thing always bothered me. Why not build a wall like the Chinese did 2,000 years ago? They built it longer than we need to and they didn't have bulldozers, backhoes, cement and dump trucks. Get'er done!
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posted on
01/14/2011 11:42:34 AM PST
by
FreeAtlanta
($10 bucks and a nod, Mr. Obama, and this would all be cleared up.)
To: NormsRevenge
For the same $1 billion, we could put approximately 10,000 soldiers on the border, armed and equipped, per year. At three shifts a day for each shift per observation position, they could cover 500 miles of that border easily, 24/7, aided and backed up by aerial observation assets (drone and chopper) and standby QRFs.
Also, trained civilian volunteers could flesh out the observation posts at a fraction of the cost and spread the coverage further.
Instead, the answer is obviously to just quit trying and pour the money into the illegal alien welfare benefits coffers.
Feds, " failure" is thy name...
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posted on
01/14/2011 11:49:01 AM PST
by
Gritty
(The FCC banning FOX NEWS would be a big favor to political discourse and America -Sen Rockefeller)
To: FreeAtlanta
Great wall of China = 5,500 miles long
US Southern border with Mexico = 2,000 miles long
You telling me primitive chinks in cone caps built over twice the length of wall we need and did it by hand?
We have Caterpillar and other equipment manufacturers of modern earth moving equipment here.
This would not be a difficult project.
Expensive, yes but only if union labor is involved.
The solution is too easy......
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posted on
01/14/2011 12:16:04 PM PST
by
9422WMR
(Illegal is not a race.)
To: 9422WMR
We probably could use captured Illegals as workers and when they are done, put them on the other side.
We could digg a 30 or 40 foot deep trench with concrete walls (to discourage tunnel building) and digg and fill with concrete and sensors an additional 20 foot deep trench. The dirt from these trenches can be used for berms.
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posted on
01/14/2011 12:39:51 PM PST
by
FreeAtlanta
($10 bucks and a nod, Mr. Obama, and this would all be cleared up.)
To: NormsRevenge
It should be replaced with a vitriol fence...
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posted on
01/14/2011 12:43:25 PM PST
by
OrangeHoof
(Washington, we Texans want a divorce!)
To: NormsRevenge
Good.
It was a huge waste of money.
Didn’t work.
Can’t work.
But they won’t build a real fence, so there is no difference in outcomes except they can spend the dough on bonuses and such.............
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posted on
01/14/2011 1:05:26 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(Whenever these vermin call you an 'idiot', you can be sure that you are doing something right.)
To: 9422WMR
You telling me primitive chinks in cone caps built over twice the length of wall we need and did it by hand? We have Caterpillar and other equipment manufacturers of modern earth moving equipment here. I see you don't quite understand.
China had an Emperor and shovels. We have the EPA and regulations. Only the first group works for the good of their own country.
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posted on
01/14/2011 4:04:58 PM PST
by
Gritty
(What is happening on the southern border is the unmaking of America - Mark Steyn)
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