What do you guys think about the west bank barrier

the_tyrant · 10-17-10, 09:23 PM

do you think that it is Berlin wall 2.0?
or is it great wall 2.0?
Personally, i think its a good idea. since it works. and when was Israel ever afraid of public opinion?

CCIP · 10-17-10, 09:25 PM

"works" as defined by those on which side of it?..

August · 10-17-10, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by the_tyrant

do you think that it is Berlin wall 2.0?
or is it great wall 2.0?

Great wall. Both are designed to keep people out whereas the Berlin wall was designed to keep people in.

tater · 10-17-10, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by August

Great wall. Both are designed to keep people out whereas the Berlin wall was designed to keep people in.

This.

Cheaper, and costs fewer lives (even enemy lives) than the offensive military alternative.

TLAM Strike · 10-17-10, 09:41 PM

I think they should keep building it till it surrounds the middle east... then they should fill it with water...

August · 10-17-10, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

I think they should keep building it till it surrounds the middle east... then they should fill it with water...

Hell i've been saying that about New York for years!

TLAM Strike · 10-17-10, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by August

Hell i've been saying that about New York for years!

Upstate, Downstate, or NYC?

Besides I live on a hill

bookworm_020 · 10-17-10, 10:30 PM

Don't mind the wall, but the route taken could be better!

CCIP · 10-18-10, 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by bookworm_020

Don't mind the wall, but the route taken could be better!

Yeah, that's sort of what I'm getting at. The wall is not a bad idea, it's just the fact that it's a very unilateral solution for a two-way problem. Otherwise hey, let's face it, they would need something to keep them apart even in the best of possible scenarios here.

Skybird · 10-18-10, 02:49 AM

Some weeks ago there was a major essay in one of the international newspapers I use to skim over, showing statistics how illegal border crossings by Palestinian terrorists have dramatically declined and the number of terror attacks inside Israel also. That was what the wall was build for by intention. And it works - better than was hoped.

It does not compare to the Berlin wall, which had a totally different purpose. The Berlin wall was a prison wall. The Palestinian wall is a protection wall.

10-18-10, 03:53 AM

If someone wants to build a wall then they should only build it on land that is theirs.

papa_smurf · 10-18-10, 04:16 AM

Its an ill conceived idea, as it was originally built to try and stop suicide bombers getting into Israeli territory, but now its an excuse for Israel to expand their own territory and completely scuppering any chance of a peace deal in the middle east.

Blood_splat · 10-18-10, 05:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Tribesman

If someone wants to build a wall then they should only build it on land that is theirs.

Here we go...

1000 page thread

I-25 · 10-18-10, 05:21 AM

its basically the same thing thats between the US - Mex border

Jimbuna · 10-18-10, 05:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Blood_splat

Here we go...

1000 page thread

LOL

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the_tyrant Admiral Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 2,272 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	What do you guys think about the west bank barrier do you think that it is Berlin wall 2.0? or is it great wall 2.0? Personally, i think its a good idea. since it works. and when was Israel ever afraid of public opinion?

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CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	"works" as defined by those on which side of it?.. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

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TLAM Strike Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 8,633 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	I think they should keep building it till it surrounds the middle east... then they should fill it with water... __________________

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bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Don't mind the wall, but the route taken could be better! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

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Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,612 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Some weeks ago there was a major essay in one of the international newspapers I use to skim over, showing statistics how illegal border crossings by Palestinian terrorists have dramatically declined and the number of terror attacks inside Israel also. That was what the wall was build for by intention. And it works - better than was hoped. It does not compare to the Berlin wall, which had a totally different purpose. The Berlin wall was a prison wall. The Palestinian wall is a protection wall. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

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Tribesman Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	If someone wants to build a wall then they should only build it on land that is theirs.

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papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Its an ill conceived idea, as it was originally built to try and stop suicide bombers getting into Israeli territory, but now its an excuse for Israel to expand their own territory and completely scuppering any chance of a peace deal in the middle east. __________________

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I-25 Commodore Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bavaria, Germany Posts: 629 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	its basically the same thing thats between the US - Mex border