Five layers of fencing; too much maintenance.
The pictured wall is practically maintenance free.
Posted on 01/15/2015 9:35:16 AM PST by thackney
With the Islamic State terrorist group in control of large swathes of Iraq, Saudi Arabia has decided to build a “Great Wall” that spans 600 miles.
Construction of the security apparatus began in September and will include five layers of fencing, watch towers and night-vision and radar cameras
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Saudis Plan Long Fence for Iraq Border
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/27/AR2006092701214.html
September 27, 2006
Saudi Arabia is pushing ahead with plans to build a fence to block terrorists from crossing its 560-mile border with Iraq _ another sign of growing alarm that Sunni-Shiite strife could spill over and drag Iraq's neighbors into its civil conflict.
The barrier, which hasn't been started, is part of a $12 billion package of measures including electronic sensors, security bases and physical barriers to protect the oil-rich kingdom from external threats
A POTUS with the best interests of the country at heart would trash a lot of pork programs and divert the funds to build and man such a fence for our entire southern border. Of course we don’t have such a POTUS.
Five layers of fencing; too much maintenance.
The pictured wall is practically maintenance free.
You can’t fool me, that isn’t to keep the fundies out, it’s to keep the women from escaping!
EADS wins large Saudi border protection deal
Published 21 July 2009
http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/eads-wins-large-saudi-border-protection-deal
“As is the case with other serious border-protection efforts, the northern fence, along the Saudi border with Iraq, was never designed to be a stand-alone effort. It is part of a much larger border project which was first considered after the 1991 Gulf War. The Saudis have conducted a 13-year long bidding competition for a more comprehensive system of border and infrastructure security measures. DID says that bidders included France’s Thales and EADS, Britain’s BAE Systems, and U.S. company Raytheon. Now, a contract worth a reported $2.3-2.8 billion (Ynet estimates the contrat to be worth $3.5 billion) has been issued for more than 8,000 miles of fencing and surveillance. Even as Saudi Arabia’s biggest concerns have shifted away from its northern border.
On 30 June, EADS announced:
After being under contract for the northern border security, which is now under execution [DID: in cooperation with Al-Rasheed Trading Contracting], EADS Defense & Security has been awarded (as prime contractor) the border security program covering the full borders of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This contract will be executed in the next 5 years and is the largest contract ever competed worldwide as a full solution…. The Saudi border guard will benefit from a leading edge solution, providing visibility and operational awareness for about 9000km of borderline (mountains, deserts and sea borders). The solution will ensure border coverage is visible and managed at the sector level, whilst simultaneously providing situational awareness at the regional and national level.”
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So they want to keep ISIS out, but not a word on whether or not they will stop FUNDING ISIS??
It will be as good as keeping Saudi terrorists confined in Saudi Arabia is.
The Saudis might also want to consider NOT FUNDING the mosques that are radicalizing the people that want to behead their Royal Family.
Definitely on the southern border.
Is France being bought off so its leaders won’t get real with getting their Muslim population in control?
They finance terror around the world but don’t want it to hit them. Piss be upon them.
Exactly, and the Iranians don't want the competition neither.
Odd how fences when used by Americans and Israelis to protect their country is considered racist while I bet the Saudis get a pass.
Come on, they fund ISIS and produce a disproportionate number of the world’s rich boy terrorists. They also pretty much lojack the women and engage in massive amounts of slavery, so this is probably more about keeping people in than out.
Of course, I expect all those who criticized Israel for its border fence, to do the same to Saudi Arabia...
Israel Wall - Bad
Saudi Wall - Good
U.S. Wall - Bad
Actually, the border wall Saudi Arabia built along Yemen’s border was designed and constructed by American defense companies. Raytheon designed some of the sensors and communication technologies, don’t remember the construction firm.
Raytheon also designed the “Smart fence” with open posts and sensors, but that was almost a joke because we wouldn’t enforce the border with anyone who crossed it.
So we have the capability in house with American firms to do this - just not the political will.
I hope you don’t mean me, as I’ve never criticised Israel for any such thing.
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