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Home Front: Politix
Powell Says Border Walls Won't Work
2006-06-09
Trolling for $$$... We need a "For Sale" graphic.
(Mexico City) Former Secretary of State Colin Powell said Thursday that extending walls along the U.S.-Mexico border will not solve the problem of illegal immigration.
Oh really? What is it with "Ex" State Dept assholes?
"The Berlin Wall did not work perfectly and the wall that the Israelis are putting up is not going to work perfectly," Powell said. "So, a wall alone is not the answer."
Lol. We don't need perfect, just good. Second, it's to keep people OUT, not IN. And who said "alone"? You can stop sucking, now.
The Berlin Wall worked pretty well, just ask the people who tried to climb over it ...
An immigration measure approved by the U.S. Senate offers illegal immigrants a chance at citizenship while extending fences along the border. The House passed a measure making all illegal immigrants subject to felony charges. Negotiations to reconcile the proposals have yet to begin.
And this is as disingenuously as AP could frame it. The Senate Bill is amnesty. The House Pubs tried to remove the felony provision - and were thwarted by the Donks. Can you say partisan politics? Piss off, AP.
Powell, speaking at a business conference in Mexico City, said any new barriers should include gates and other entrances to provide easy- access between both countries.
The boy is out there, earning his pay, fellating the money. Cancel his passport.
We can have gates and access -- and Border Patrol guards at each one.
He said U.S. authorities should let many of the estimated 12 million undocumented migrants already in America earn some form of legal status through expanded temporary-worker programs.
I sense a return engagement for ol' Colin.
"We have to find a way for them to live in dignity and not in fear," he said.
They can start by obeying the law. No fear and obvious dignity in that.
Posted by:Glavitch Angineter5765

#16  it still has to be connected to a spine - I see this as OUR advantage
Posted by: Frank G   2006-06-09 21:11  

#15  tw, I wondered about that too. Then I recalled Alexander Godunov's best line in the movie "Witness" -- "It only takes one."
Posted by: Glavitch Angineter5765   2006-06-09 21:04  

#14  they don't come in pairs aftermarket
Posted by: Frank G   2006-06-09 20:58  

#13  "One each"?
Posted by: trailing wife   2006-06-09 20:53  

#12  Condi is the one with balls, set, one each.
Posted by: Spang Fleger3829   2006-06-09 20:00  

#11  Stop It General Powell, you're a better man than that.

I'm starting to reserve judgement based on teh last couple yrs. I think Condi was an upgrade
Posted by: Frank G   2006-06-09 19:05  

#10  Sir,

I served you, and with all due respect, you're full of shit on this one. You and I and any other military person knows that walls and other barriers are not impervious. They aren't meant to be. And nobody is claiming that they are - they are only as good as the planst to back them up with manpower and laws.

As we know, fences and other barriers are there to canalize movment of the opponent into areas in which we hold the tactical and strategic advantage, as well as identifying, slowing and delaying the opponent's movment to give us adequate time to react with the proper force.

Your disingenuity is obvious - you're only a step away from spinning a lie. Stop It General Powell, you're a better man than that.

Posted by: Oldspook   2006-06-09 18:45  

#9  I hate to admit it, but Powell's right. So, let's add electric shock zones like a third rail effect.
You don't see people crossing the subway do you ?
Posted by: wxjames   2006-06-09 18:18  

#8  I didn't know why at the time, but when Powell first came to light in the first Gulf War, he's always seemed weak. This has been demonstrated of course, by his actions later and I admit I am disappointed. Despite our history of having generals that are soft in the head, one always hopes for more Pattons, Bradley's, and others that were complete with brain AND spine.
Posted by: Silentbrick   2006-06-09 16:22  

#7  Like the "Kid-A-Pult" in "Richie Rich"
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2006-06-09 15:53  

#6  LOL DepotGuy.....
Like the slingshot in Dilbert's Desktop Games?
Posted by: mcsegeek1   2006-06-09 12:37  

#5  "...any new barriers should include gates and other entrances to provide easy- access between both countries."

And the entrances should have ivy covered garden trellises with hanging plants and fountains. Or maybe instead of entrances there should be a giant sling-shot with a padded landing just like an amusement ride.
Posted by: DepotGuy   2006-06-09 12:32  

#4  It's not that it wonk work, it's that it won't work "perfectly."

It's working in the majik kingdom and India, isn't it?
Posted by: anonymous2u   2006-06-09 10:19  

#3  I have yet to hear a single border hawk propose any policy arguing that "a wall, alone, will solve all of our immigration problems, and will work perfectly". Why, then, does every talking head (including Jorge) present this straw man as the alternative view that is being espoused? I think it's because they KNOW their argument is weak. The longer he, Jorge, Kennedy, Mccain, et al. repeat this fallacious construct of the argument, the madder the American people are going to get (at least, this American person).
Posted by: mjh   2006-06-09 09:28  

#2  So why dear Collin o'boy didn't you push for dismantling the barrier between North and South Korea when you were Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff?

"The Berlin Wall did not work perfectly and the wall that the Israelis are putting up is not going to work perfectly," Powell said. "So, a wall alone is not the answer."

And prison escapes happen all the time. So by that logic, I guess we should just do away with the walls around prisons and jails too.

There is no perfect. There never will be perfect. You just do what you can and get on with it.
Posted by: Glaising Glaigum5899   2006-06-09 08:58  

#1  Well Colin you asshat, the Berlin wall was not built to keep people OUT, but to keep people IN. As far as the Israeli wall is concerned, it's not completed yet, but in areas where it has been finished, terrorist incursions have been virtually elimininated. It does work, and it would seem, very well. You sir are an asswipe 'moderate'. Mr. Miagi said it best: Frog walk on left side of road, safe. Walk on right side of road, safe. Walk in middle, get squish, just like grape.
Posted by: mcsegeek1   2006-06-09 08:51  

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