We Lack Border Acumen Everywhere

It is tragically ironic to me that our failures at home and abroad have at least one thing common. Our ability to restrict insurgent mobility in Iraq and our inability to protect the home land from illegal immigration (worker-bee, social service siphon-bee, and terrorist bee alike) begin with our failure to secure borders.

One of the key arguments between Rumsfeld and Powell was the post War plan. Powell who was not an advocate of our action, but like any good soldier suggested that "if" we were intent on entering Iraq, we would need nearly 500,000 troops to A) secure the border and B) provide safety and security to the population. Our unwillingness to secure the Iranian and Syrian borders has costs lives and prolongs the process.

The Bathist are resisting the formation of a government (understandable given their past subjugation of 90% of the country)
If we pulled out of the cities and change the mission to securing the borders to prevent further outside influence, we might just push the Sunni's and Secular Bathists to a more pliable position. Pay backs a bitch ain't it!

Here at home, our failure to secure our borders and ports puts the nation at risk both economically and from a national security standpoint.

The good ship S.S. United States has a breach in her hull. The Captain and Crew (President and Congress) are top side looking at the water coming in and arguing the various merits and usefulness of H2O and what if any bailing methods we should employ. I may be just a dumb farm boy from Delaware, but my view is we just need someone to go downstairs and plug up the hole.



Engage USA