The Canadian Peacekeeping Myth (Merged Topics)

[Humphrey Bogart]

Walls are very rare. The biggest and best were attempts at a Strategic Defence Initiative to make the "homeland" secure, for a while at least ...

... they all failed, eventually.

The Israeli wall ...

... seems to be to be totally tactical: a temporary internal security/counter terrorism measure. It's aim is also to keep the "homeland" more secure, to, as Humphrey Bogart says, stabilize the situation until an acceptable strategic solution materializes.

In short, walls don't work ... but facts on the ground might.

:goodpost:

Reminds me of the peace lines in Northern Ireland:

 

[Journeyman]

In short, walls don't work ...

I'm sure the Trump cheerleaders will be along shortly with a carefully thought out rebuttal..... 

 

[jollyjacktar]

well, you could say there are no Mexicans in China....    Not that I am a Cheerleader for the POTUS.

 

[Humphrey Bogart]

well, you could say there are no Mexicans in China....    Not that I am a Cheerleader for the POTUS.

Premise, Premise, Conclusion! 

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Saudi Arabia has walls as well on the Iraqi and Yemen borders.

 

[Oldgateboatdriver]

I think you may be confusing sand berms set up to prevent tanks attacks with actual walls, Colin.

 

[GR66]

I think you may be confusing sand berms set up to prevent tanks attacks with actual walls, Colin.

Actually they constructed a wall/fence system along the Iraqi border in 2014.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/saudiarabia/11344116/Revealed-Saudi-Arabias-Great-Wall-to-keep-out-Isil.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq%E2%80%93Saudi_Arabia_border