To: beaversmom
I don't think so. He just stated that 5,000 troops cannot secure 1600+ mile border. According to my handy dandy Microsoft calculator that's 0.32 Guardsmen per mile...
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05/15/2006 12:24:06 PM PDT by
Robe
(Rome did not create a great empire by talking, they did it by killing all those who opposed them)
To: Robe
According to my handy dandy Microsoft calculator that's 0.32 Guardsmen per mile...And that assumes 24/7 shifts. Maybe that's why its a "virtual fence."
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