04-10-2006, 02:57 AM
Occhidiangela,Apr 9 2006, 07:44 PM Wrote:Ghost:
The zone defense in depth, the death strips, the search lights, the machine gun towers, the will to shoot to kill. That is what made the "Berlin Wall" so effective, it was the MEN with the guns, the surveillance system, and the will to use deadly force that created the effective barrier.
Occhi
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The wall is part of it. I would think you understand this, but since you are playing naive for the forum Ill explain it.
Walls make a point that slows people down and in turn makes it easier to intercept them.
Sure shooting to kill would make the "wall" more effective, but just because you dont primarily use lethal force does not mean its impossible to largely secure a border.
If you are going to attempt to have any restrictions at all on the border its common sense to use all the simple and effective tools. Sure they arent absolute, but used in conjunction with gaurds its much better than what we have now.