Maybe we should all stand and respect our President . He doing so much more than Obama`s wasted 8 years.
Printable View
Maybe we should all stand and respect our President . He doing so much more than Obama`s wasted 8 years.
The great wall of China. The maginot line. All very nice but we've moved on. It always ends up as folly, but it serves a purpose for that brief time. This is that time.
I'll bite. The Maginot line served what purpose? A public works boondoggle? A focal point for defeatism? The Germans punched through it anyways with little difficulty. Field works to improve the defender's odds in a coming battle are one thing. Crouching indefinitely behind walls is another. The French found that out the hard way. A physical wall, open in flash flood season anyways, is a waste of time.Quote:
Originally Posted by dryheat
A wall is useful to slow down and do work as intended. My home town was damaged by the 1937 flood, our house which is 3/4 of a mile from the Ohio had 8 feet water. By 1944 the flood wall was finished and has protected our town since then. Recently the flood gates had to be installed and no water got into town because OF A WALL.
Sam
I doubt if there were very many mine fields in the center of Berlin and I never saw many towers, just patrolling soldiersQuote:
Originally Posted by shadycon
The line was supposed to keep the Germans out but it was one of those follies. North America will eventually be overrun but I'm still for building a wall. It sends a message. It somewhat discourages illegal crossing and it makes me feel like someones at least making an effort.
We can address immigration more cheaply and effectively with passports and such but then we become a "Papers Please" country and pretty much nobody wants that.
the experts said that the Germans would invade over there,,Quote:
Originally Posted by togor
so they built the Maginot line, over there,
the Germans decided why bother go that way, we can run thru Belgium, have a few delicious beers and keep moving,,,