GAO says US-Canada border mostly insecure

harvey007

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Wed Feb-02-11 11:08 AM
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GAO says US-Canada border mostly insecure

Source: Boston Globe

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has failed to adequately reinforce almost all of the US border with Canada to ensure against smuggling of weapons, drugs, illegal immigrants, and currency, a congressional report said.

The government has established an “acceptable level of security’’ for just 32 of the 4,000 miles that separate the United States from its northern neighbor, the Government Accountability Office said in a report yesterday.

Read more: http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2011/02/02/gao_says_us_canada_border_mostly_insecure/

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Angry Dragon

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Wed Feb-02-11 11:23 AM
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1. I think they should round up all the teabaggers

as long as they want to stop all the illegals,
and put them in bunkers to stop the flow
of all those nasties to the north

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nalnn

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Wed Feb-02-11 12:16 PM
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7. Jobs Jobs Jobs

heh. That would provide alot of employment for those who need/want it.

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molly77

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Wed Feb-02-11 01:19 PM
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9. I do not believe this. ...live near the Canadian border.

You know you will have to show your birth certificate or passport to get through and there is a good chance your car will be looked at inside and out. There are road blocks by the border patrol way down into the state. If you ask me, where they have no business checking.Maybe WE should have tanks lined up in the woods or something.

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panzerfaust

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Wed Feb-02-11 11:27 AM
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2. The GAO wasted money doing this study??

What was the point?

Unless it is now going to be used by the Fortify Our Sacred (or is it Scared?) Borders crowd to get more government spending.

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JBoy

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Wed Feb-02-11 11:32 AM
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3. Yeah, good luck with the other 3968 miles.

Here's what much of the border is like near where I live:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqPJLGLlEoE

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Jeneral2885

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Wed Feb-02-11 11:56 AM
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4. Papers please

for all the states bordering the Canadian border

Or shouldn't NORAD help out?

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mahigan

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Wed Feb-02-11 11:58 AM
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5. Build a wall

If building a wall along the Canada/US border would keep American politicians and political ideologies out of Canada, I would gladly pay higher taxes to subsidize the cost of concrete for the wall. Also see this diary http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4719205 on the meeting between Harper and Obama on a continental security perimeter. I would like to make an offer to our southern neighbours - we'll keep Celine Dion and Justin Bieber here in Canada if you keep Harper in the US. Surely there must be a spare cell at Gitmo you can keep him in.

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leahcim

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Wed Feb-02-11 12:10 PM
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6. Give it a makeover and a pep talk.

That should improve its confidence level.

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supernova

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Wed Feb-02-11 12:31 PM
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8. In other times, it was called a "friendly border"

You know a basically permeable border between friends.

*sigh*

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4_TN_TITANS

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Wed Feb-02-11 04:47 PM
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10. Why would anyone want to escape from Canada to come here?

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SammyWinstonJack

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Wed Feb-02-11 05:10 PM
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12. HA!

:thumbsup:

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Sen. Walter Sobchak

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Wed Feb-02-11 05:01 PM
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11. In alot of place the terrain is all of the border security you need

Although before this country took to keeping shit on-tap for the purposes of soiling ourselves in fear on cue most discussion on the subject related to simply opening the border.

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PufPuf23

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Wed Feb-02-11 05:20 PM
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13. The PTB want to keep us in or make $ or build capacity.

Canada is one of best nations to be a resident, better than average than the USA easily.

I would head to Canada if not older and wedded to a location and community and probably not wanted frankly as too old and unhealthy and unwealthy.

Deleted my times in Canada in professional private corporate sector career for too much personal info. lol

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