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Takket

(21,607 posts)
1. i agree..........
Mon Feb 11, 2019, 08:41 PM
Feb 2019

let him shut it down again. The airline unions are already prepping to walk. The airlines shut down and drumpf will be crushed. The Dems are playing with all the cards here since the people on our their side on this by about 70%

 

manor321

(3,344 posts)
2. Border security is normal
Mon Feb 11, 2019, 08:42 PM
Feb 2019

Every country spends money all the time securing its borders. It's part of what it means to be a country. Don't let the press claim victory for Trump because of bog standard security spending.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
14. I think you are getting hung up on an image of HIS wall.
Mon Feb 11, 2019, 09:49 PM
Feb 2019

That is not going to happen. But physical barriers do work in some places when supported by other resources, but of the 2100 mile border, that may be 300 miles worth, if that.

InAbLuEsTaTe

(24,122 posts)
15. Wait a minute... what happened to not ONE fuckin' penny for a wall?!
Mon Feb 11, 2019, 09:54 PM
Feb 2019

No way Nancy & Chuck go back on that promise... we're winning the government shutdown argument for fuck's sake!!! Now is not the time to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory!!!

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
11. I walked 1,500 miles from a country where the government is waiting to kill me
Mon Feb 11, 2019, 09:43 PM
Feb 2019

I found the three foot wall an inconvenience, so I turned around and went home.



But honestly, any size of wall is not going to stop someone fleeing from a situation that is dangerous enough. It's not going to stop someone who has already traveled 1,500 miles. This is obviously something that the base does not understand.

Clash City Rocker

(3,398 posts)
9. They'll probably offer a billion dollars for a border fence, which Trump will call a wall
Mon Feb 11, 2019, 09:33 PM
Feb 2019

Basically what they did in 2006. There will be more than $5.7 billion for border security, but it will primarily be spent on people and technology. There will be no actual wall.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
12. I think physical barriers in some places are a good fit for those particular locations.
Mon Feb 11, 2019, 09:46 PM
Feb 2019

But experts should decide that, not the orange glob. I believe drones and properly trained border agents that are held responsible for Any inappropriate conduct toward people that are caught crossing the border works a lot better.

mokawanis

(4,450 posts)
16. All he cares about is what he wants
Mon Feb 11, 2019, 09:57 PM
Feb 2019

he really is a disgusting narcissistic asshole who's a danger to the US and the entire world.

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