tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post5758173352321772359..comments2023-11-03T09:36:22.100-04:00Comments on In From the Cold: Now,, That's What We Call Border SecurityGeorge Smileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049707648660651119noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-18142500931201033472008-12-09T00:05:00.000-05:002008-12-09T00:05:00.000-05:00Border security is about way more than just chaine...Border security is about way more than just chained link fences, razor wire, and remotely-controlled weapons. Yes, a nuke in a large population center would "wake" Americans up, but I don't think most Americans would accept 300-miles of fence; the first photo and story of a poor migrant Mexican family running across the border with 7.62 mm wounds would win a Pulitzer and kill any legislation to keep building such a fence.TheAlchemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00687806291266216023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-55847523211725410932008-12-08T21:44:00.000-05:002008-12-08T21:44:00.000-05:00PC--The post was made with tongue firmly-in-cheek....PC--The post was made with tongue firmly-in-cheek. We can't even agree on something as simple as a border fence with passive sensors. Even after a terrorist catastrophe--and public clamor to seal the borders--the ACLU, Congressional Democrats and their "fellow travelers" would fight any security increase, tooth and nail. <BR/><BR/>However, your bottom-line comment is spot-on; security and sovereignty are interrelated in today's world. Sadly, it's a lesson that is lost on most of our elected leaders.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12712369389411084085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-56395998528042747352008-12-08T20:14:00.000-05:002008-12-08T20:14:00.000-05:00Don't hold your breath for a system like Israel po...Don't hold your breath for a system like Israel possesses. We would be compared to the old East German regime. How can we have security when we can't even keep out run of the mill illegal aliens? A few bodies, that's all it would take to stem the flow. The bad press never seemed to bother the Eastern Bloc and they were trying to keep people in, not keep them out. We have a right and an obligation to secure our borders. The first duty of the government is the safety and security of its citizenry.<BR/><BR/>Security and sovereignty are deeply intertwined; especially in today's world.PCSSEPAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06409465703196815386noreply@blogger.com