Originally posted by Time-ImmemorialBecause I don't want to waste a lot of money on something that isn't going to have any kind of significant return.
I don't care what it costs, why do you?
This wall is just a gimmick. It isn't going to perform well and it is going to cost a lot of money, manpower, and resources to make and won't even work that well.
Originally posted by Time-ImmemorialWhich war are you talking about? The war on terror which was started before him. Also that is kind of a silly topic to toss at me since I don't really feel like we should be wasting money on that war either. At least not as much as we have.
Sounds more like the war Obama keeps us in..and all his bs programs is a gimmick.The wall will work!
Just like I don't think we should waste it on this wall.
What makes you think it will work where most other large defensive walls have failed?
Originally posted by Newjak
Which war are you talking about? The war on terror which was started before him. Also that is kind of a silly topic to toss at me since I don't really feel like we should be wasting money on that war either. At least not as much as we have.Just like I don't think we should waste it on this wall.
What makes you think it will work where most other large defensive walls have failed?
I guess they built castles with walls for looks😂
I guess people build walls all over the world cause they don't work.
Sounds like a vast conspiracy.
Originally posted by Time-ImmemorialYeah they worked for a time until you know people figured out how to get around/under/through them or destroy them as technology progressed.
I guess they built castles with walls for looks😂I guess people build walls all over the world cause they don't work.
Sounds like a vast conspiracy.
Also I think you are not looking at the scale you are talking about. Castles only have to defend relatively small areas compared to a 2 000 mile wall. They were much easier to patrol and man and maintain.
I mean as Rob as already pointed out the Great Wall failed at it's job. The Maginot line in WW2 is another good example of a large wall failing to protect. People still managed to get around the Berlin Wall and it is much smaller than the wall that is being proposed here.
Originally posted by Time-Immemorial
I guess they built castles with walls for looks😂I guess people build walls all over the world cause they don't work.
Sounds like a vast conspiracy.
The cost of building it is one thing. The cost of maintaining it is another.
All its gonna take is for the Mexican Crime Cartels to constantly bomb & damage the walls before the actual maintainence & repair bills outweigh the cost of building it. Then you're gonna have the labourers on either side fearing for their lives every time they try & repair the damage.
Be smarter to not draw attention by bombing and just tunnel under it as they've been doing for years.
All in all, this is a moot argument, even in the wtf-scenario that Trump wins, he's not going to build this mega-wall. Sure he'll claim he tried and the government blocked him because they're "stupid losers", but he knows it's just a nice little talking point while running.