US to spend $23m on border fence—in EGYPT, with Army Corps of Engineers (CAN’T MAKE THIS STUFF UP)

Michele Malkin / Ynet News ^ | March 24, 2008 | Michele Malkin /Ynet News

[Conservative Vermont Vet]

American officials have agreed to a $23 million aid package from which most will go towards purchasing technology to prevent the fence from being perforated and for locating underground smuggling conduits, according to information received in the Israeli political circuit.

From details that were made known to Ynet, the US intends to send teams from the US Army Corps of Engineers to the Egyptian side of the Gaza-Egypt border in the near future. Theses teams will assist Egyptian forces deployed along the frontier pinpoint the locations of smuggling tunnels west of the border in the Rafah area.

In Jerusalem, Israel officials are welcoming the move. Nonetheless, Israel also believes that more hard work is needed in order to stop the flow of terrorists and weapons from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula into the Gaza Strip.

[Conservative Vermont Vet]

While not noted on Malkin's site, I've located direct link to Y/net News which is reporting this story:

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3521849,00.html

Let me see if this, “xenophobic”, “racist,” “bigoted,” “anti-immigration Vermont Yankee, (who favors securing “our” borders) can grasp this?

We are in the process of withdrawing our National Guard on our own Border,

We can’t (or won’t) build a fence to secure our own border,

Many Sheriff’s Departments in border states are begging Washington for financial assistance to help fight not only illegal aliens but also cross border crimes and gangs.

Our Administration and all of its Departments designated to protect us, (DHS, FBI, ICE, etc.) are dong squat to help protect us from terrorists stealing across our unprotected borders.

And on and on and on, ad nauseam

BUT, we CAN provide a country of dubious intentions toward Israel and the WOT as well as Islamofacism, (Egypt) and one which we already give approximately $2Bn in foreign aid annually, ANOTHER $23m to help with “their” security and worse yet, send our Army Corps of Engineers to help?

"BEAM ME UP SCOTTY"

[PGalt]

OUTSTANDING post! Thanks.

[alicewonders]

The American government is SCREAMING their intentions as loud as they can without just coming out & saying it. They are willfully ignoring the will of the American people in the goal of a union between USA and Mexico. This will put Americans out of jobs & in danger from undocumented illegals coming into our country every day.

I think they should ALL be impeached & tried for treason. Time to throw the bums out and start all over again!

[Types_with_Fist]

I've never understood, nor have I heard any explanation as to why we “can't” put troops or the National Guard on or at our border. It seems this would be a good place to put bases — especially for new troops and make guarding our security part of their training.

No politician will speak of it, except to say we "can't."

[alicewonders]

It’s simply because they don’t want to do it.

[PGalt]

Good question. A young co-worker of mine (retail job here in Michigan) has recently completed training and is on the border patrol in New Mexico. He is an outstanding patriot.

[Afronaut]

And to top it off, the guy who will grant amnesty and fight tooth and nail to keep the borders open is getting your vote?

Beam me up!

[Conservative Vermont Vet]

And to top it off, the guy who will grant amnesty and fight tooth and nail to keep the borders open is getting your vote?

If you are referring to the "presumptive" Republican nominee, Juan "Open-Borders-Pro-Shamnesty" McLame, he will NOT be getting MY vote.

[Dr.Zoidberg]

It's obvious the gazans haven't bought the right egyptian officials.

Unlike here where our “leadership” is bought and paid for by the illegal invader/slave labor/no borders lobby.

To secure the borders will cost more than anyone has ever imagined. The cost of bribes and lobbyist kickbacks to get politicians on our side for a change is going to be enormous...

[Just A Nobody]

Meanwhile, back in the USA, CONgre$$ has stripped the Secure Fence Act of any teeth.

"Sen. Hutchison recognizes that the federal government has limited resources (for border secuity in the USA) and border patrol agents manning the border know best where to put fencing to prevent illegal immigration and to thwart drug cartels,"

"Instead of adhering to the law and building the prescribed fencing, the Department of Homeland Security began to immediately retreat from the mandates of the bill, indicating its intention to build 370 miles of fence and not the required 700 miles," he (Hunter) continued.

[alicewonders]

If you are referring to the "presumptive" Republican nominee, Juan "Open-Borders-Pro-Shamnesty" McLame, he will NOT be getting MY vote.

I'm with you!

[ConservaTexan]

US to spend $23m on border fence—in EGYPT...

Un-effing-believable! Congress continues to ignore the crimmigration problem here at home while spending our money to build fences to separate muslims.

[stevie_d_64]

This will cook yer noodle, ping...

[Afronaut]

"If you are referring to the "presumptive" Republican nominee, Juan "Open-Borders-Pro-Shamnesty" McLame, he will NOT be getting MY vote."

LOL !

[navyguy]

There isn’t anything I can say about this that isn’t rated R.

Once again, our completely worthless government spending your tax dollars to fix a problem that we already give Egypt 1 BILLION dollars a year to fix.

[E. Cartman]

I'm with you!

Lou Barletta in '08!

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

So we can help build a border fence in Egypt, but not one on the Mexican border? Our politicians are craven, self-absorbed, fat, decadent bastards who need to be tried for treason (for failing to protect the states from invasion). And that starts with the Gringo de Mexico currently occupying the White House.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

What is she doing? Canoodling with a Mexican national on the sly?