Posted on 03/25/2005 1:22:30 PM PST by Flavius
No war fought on our borders can stop domestic drug production ... including nastier cocaine substitutes like meth.
True but we can do serious damage to the big drug cartels of south America if we shut down their market.
Not true! You just have to pick the right battles.
Like I said, the cost is enormous and it hurts for the drug cartels to lose them.
Not the first time, either. I believe the last one being constructed was actually going to be a worthy vessel too... luckily they got caught.
I didn't say losing a vehicle wouldn't hurt the cartel.
I know. Not arguing, just trying to clarify.
A far greater hurt would be laid on the cartels if the financial institutions who launder the drug money were taken down.
But that would then expose those who really have the dirty hands .... so we'll never see it happen.
Any unidentifed submarine, anywhere is called one name: target.
LOL
Yes, I do remember the ones I found.
This is a homemade one, no way would I want a ride in it.
The ones I found were only in the 5 to 10 million dollar class.
Don't forget Cuba has about 5 or 7 submarines in their navy.
Can you imagine going to sea in the one your photo shows?
Is that the Nunley, if that is the correct name for the Civil War Sub, that was found last year, with the bodies still in it.
"I'm thinking that the reliability of a "homemade submarine" might be
somewhere along the lines of a hand knitted parachute."
I love your description, it is perfect.
Cal this is a major find, I had no idea it would be so simple to make a sub, the uses are unlimited.
And I thought an Ultra light would be fun, and wild....
Bill said no, he had this thing against broken bones.
cripplecreek: It can be won but it must be fought on our borders.
Here's Sheriff Arpaio's take on the success of the WOD:
[begin excerpt] Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz., know the frustration in that sentiment.
"I don't know how to stop the drug traffic, and I've been in it for 38 years," the sheriff, widely touted as the toughest cop in the nation, told Harper's in 2001. "I think if I knew, I'd be the president. I can give you what's been said 50 years ago. ... It's the same thing we're saying today – tough law enforcement, prevention, rehabilitation ... Nothing's changed.
The stuff coming across the border that we catch? Ten percent. Fifty years ago, 10 percent. Today, 10 percent. Nothing's changed ... I don't know how to solve the problem. Don't ask me."
First thing I noticed. The word million shouldn't be there inside the parentheses. It makes much more sense that way. Not that I know how much cocaine would cost or anything.
The USS Jimmy Carter I presume?
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