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| 2005/4/14-15 [Politics/Domestic/911, Reference/Military] UID:37192 Activity:moderate |
4/14 So the media have all but ignored the Minuteman Project. There are
claims now that the Mexican Army are escorting mexicans to other
parts of the border to cross, but there's pretty much zero coverage of
this. Why isn't this being investigated?
\_ Almost as importantly is the lack of coverage that these
illegals costs in range bombing time.
\_ It's 24 miles worth of border and they have caught about 200
people so far. Of course the Border Patrol is pissed off because
the Minutemen, the activists watching the Minutemen, and the
reporters following everyone are setting off alarms and messing
with their own tracking. The Minutemen succeeded the first day
when they got their 15 minutes of free press.
\_ You obviously don't understand the project. The number of
illegals crossing the border in that section has dropped
dramatically. That's a success.
\_ Errr...You aren't really *that* dumb are you? Umm...maybe
you are...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maginot_line
\_ Because it doesn't extrapolate out nicely. 500 volunteers
over 24 miles compared to paying X professionals over the
1950-odd mile Mexican border? Toss in Canada and you've
got a bit of a budget problem. |
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| en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maginot_line World W ar I Generally the term describes either the entire system or just the defenses facing Germany while the Alpine Line is used for the Franco-Ita lian defenses. The French believed the fortification would provide time for their army to mobilize in the event of attack and also compensate fo r numerical weakness. The success of static, defensive combat in World W ar I was a key influence on French thinking. The line was built in a number of phases from 1930 by the STG (Section Te chnique du Gnie) overseen by CORF (Commission d'Organisation des Rgion s Fortifies). The term "Maginot Line" has been used as a metaphor for something that is confidently relied upon despite being ineffectual. In fact, it did exac tly what it was intended to do, sealing off a section of France, and for cing an aggressor around it (and the few forts of the Maginot line which were directly attacked by German armoured troops held very well). As or iginally envisioned, the Maginot Line was part of a larger defence plan, in which the attackers would meet with resistance from the French Army, but planning in general failed, leading to the loss of effectiveness of the Line. |