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jorgelito · 04-13-2005, 01:21 PM

Interesting factoid: The DMZ, supposedly the most heavily mined area in the world, has turned into an impromtu nature preserve. Kind of weird contrast.

The problem I have is, assuming N Korea and S. Korea reunify, how are they going to demine the area? Is it possible? It was my understanding that landmines are terribly tricky, unreliable and something about "swimming".

Here's an interesting scenario: Why don't we (the US) mine the border with Mexico? Given that we're concerned with "terrorist elements" crossing the border, and are unwilling to adequately fund border patrol or unwilling to actually enforce immigration laws, wouldn't it be way cheaper to just mine the border? I bet that would be a really effective deterrent (preventative) and humanitarian. No one will be dropped off in the middle of the desert by their "fellow countrymen" to die, or starve or dehydrate to death trying to cross illegally into our country. No one will suffocate in a van driven by their "concerned countrymen" nor will anyone be "accidentally" shot by an "enthusiastic" Minuteman. Mines in this case, would SAVE LIVES!!

I think many people object to mines not for their war application, but rather it's clean-up or lack there of. I think that's the real issue. NOT robot machines or budgets or partisan bickering or whatever. It's the clean up (I think).

I third the head-mounted laser border security shark defense. Otherwise, ill-tempered sea-bass will do. Even genetically modified, if it can be approved by the HOuse.

04-13-2005, 01:21 PM	#40 (permalink)
jorgelito All important elusive independent swing voter... Location: People's Republic of KKKalifornia	Interesting factoid: The DMZ, supposedly the most heavily mined area in the world, has turned into an impromtu nature preserve. Kind of weird contrast. The problem I have is, assuming N Korea and S. Korea reunify, how are they going to demine the area? Is it possible? It was my understanding that landmines are terribly tricky, unreliable and something about "swimming". Here's an interesting scenario: Why don't we (the US) mine the border with Mexico? Given that we're concerned with "terrorist elements" crossing the border, and are unwilling to adequately fund border patrol or unwilling to actually enforce immigration laws, wouldn't it be way cheaper to just mine the border? I bet that would be a really effective deterrent (preventative) and humanitarian. No one will be dropped off in the middle of the desert by their "fellow countrymen" to die, or starve or dehydrate to death trying to cross illegally into our country. No one will suffocate in a van driven by their "concerned countrymen" nor will anyone be "accidentally" shot by an "enthusiastic" Minuteman. Mines in this case, would SAVE LIVES!! I think many people object to mines not for their war application, but rather it's clean-up or lack there of. I think that's the real issue. NOT robot machines or budgets or partisan bickering or whatever. It's the clean up (I think). I third the head-mounted laser border security shark defense. Otherwise, ill-tempered sea-bass will do. Even genetically modified, if it can be approved by the HOuse.