Posted on Feb 4, 2016
Will a wall and trench security system really help Baghdad?
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The aim is to prevent the infiltration of "terrorists" and car bombs into the city, Brigadier General Saad Maan said. "We began constructing a three-metre-high (10 foot) concrete wall and a trench around the city of Baghdad," he told AFP.
http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-building-security-wall-around-baghdad-005504080.html
http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-building-security-wall-around-baghdad-005504080.html
Security
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
Strategy
Baghdad
Posted 9 y ago
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Only if you build a water tight wall 50 feet high around the whole city... and then fill it with water.
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Capt Mark Strobl
Isn't that a punch line of an old joke? Ah nevermind, it's still a good response, MSgt John Carroll!
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CPT Aaron Kletzing this is a great start to protect and defend the citizens of Iraq and defeat ISIS and the enemies of Iraq far and near!
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CPT Aaron Kletzing They will build a wall and not accept additional US troops to save their
Axx? Kipling was correct!
Axx? Kipling was correct!
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Fortifications are nice to have, but you still have to man and monitor them.
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I think the major thing they are trying to stop is VBIEDs. The goal of the wall would be to funnel people from outside of Baghdad through checkpoints in hopes of stopping VBIEDs from getting into the city, and then blowing up in predominantly Shia areas. The problem is now the Iraqis actually have to be vigilant and do their job at the hundreds of choke points the wall will create. Also, as long as Daish has safe havens throughout the country they will continue to modify their tactics to blow stuff up in Baghdad.
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In days of old when knights were bold, this system worked quite well... at least against the enemies on the OUTSIDE of that wall.
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LTC (Join to see)
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This is the same thing we did with the neighborhoods in Iraq. We got it to work but I don't think the Iraqis will have the ability to do this. It will require constant monitoring. We all know they aren't capable of this. What really bothers me is that they think this is good idea. How about you go on the offensive so you don't have to go on defensive. When ISIS attacks Baghdad the government will collapse. To me they are just running through options. Now they are on Option Z-300. They just want to do something and it doesn't matter if it will work or not.
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LTC (Join to see)
Looks like something that helped the Israeli's in World War Z until they chanted too loud then the zombies heard and smarmed over....
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CPT (Join to see)
LTC (Join to see) - I wouldn't put past them to find out that is where they got the idea from.
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What happened to the miles and miles of T-walls and other barriers that we emplaced?
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We have a political party and a large portion of citizens who insist we can secure the US from terrorists by building a wall between Mexico and the US. So If you think that one will work and be worth the money, then obviously protecting just one city with a wall will be a sure thing.
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