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Old 02-21-2009, 11:53 PM   #1
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No, their wall sucked, only the no man's land, barbed wire and machine guns were really effective.
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Old 02-21-2009, 11:55 PM   #2
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No, their wall sucked, only the no man's land, barbed wire and machine guns were really effective.
We can't afford (in terms of dollars or cash) to man a front that long indefinitely.
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Old 02-22-2009, 12:01 AM   #3
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No problem, with a decent wall, plenty of electronic sensors and drones in the air, we could be 99.9 % effective.

Or dust off MacArthur's plan for keeping the Chinese out of Korea.
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Old 02-22-2009, 12:25 AM   #4
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No problem, with a decent wall, plenty of electronic sensors and drones in the air, we could be 99.9 % effective.

Or dust off MacArthur's plan for keeping the Chinese out of Korea.
Fuck that. Like I said, I'm 19 miles from the border. So you can understand that I'm not in favor of that last bit.
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Old 02-22-2009, 12:27 AM   #5
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Somehow I didn't think you'd be enthusiastic about that one.
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