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Virtual Wall of America Cancelled!

Started by Palehorse, January 14, 2011, 09:21:17 PM

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(CNN) -- Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Friday canceled the controversial virtual fence along the U.S. border with Mexico, citing technical problems, cost overruns and schedule delays since its inception in 2005.
The Secure Border Initiative-network, a high-tech surveillance system to reduce border smuggling, so far has cost taxpayers almost $1 billion for two regions in Arizona, covering just 53 miles overall on the 2,000-mile border, according to a homeland security report.


http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/14/border.virtual.fence/index.html?hpt=T2

Damned! That's a billion dollars that could have been much better spent elsewhere!  :mad:

I suppose now the fanatics will be howling to high heaven over it being cancelled!
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  Maybe we could send Henry down there and let him solve the problem.  In his mind he got the country's  problems solved.