Possible solution to the Iraq war.

[bgmacaw]

I've hiked the northern border many times, and the desert only once or twice. I'd take the woods and water of the northern border over that flat desert any day. The desert will kill you, the woods just makes you tired. Also, the bulk of the US-Canada border really isn't all that rugged.

I guess it's what you're familar with. When I was in the Marines I trained at 29 Palms (aka 29 Stumps) for a few months so I've dealt with a fairly extreme desert climate. But I haven't spent much time along the northern US border other than to fly over it. From the air though, it looked plenty rugged, particularly along the Montana border. I wouldn't want to deal with either one without proper equipment and supplies.

[Shaggy Hiker]

I guess it's what you're familar with.

Yeah, that's sure true. There are people wandering all over the southwest, but I've never done any hiking down there, and have no real desire to. It's a different kind of thing to deal with. On the other hand, I have no problem going for multi-day cross country walks through the rugged northern country.

Down south, I'd worry about excess sun and insufficient water. Up north, I feel that all the problems are manageable. Food? You can find it without great difficulty. Water? You get too much most of the year along the border. Heat? The opposite is more likely to be an issue. Cold? There's plenty of fire material (as Idaho is currently proving abundantly). Shelter? You could probably make something pretty good in any given 100 square yards.

Actually, food could well be an issue, but that would be true in the desert, as well.

[nemaroller]

Food? You can find it without great difficulty. Water? You get too much most of the year along the border. Heat? The opposite is more likely to be an issue. Cold? There's plenty of fire material (as Idaho is currently proving abundantly). Shelter? You could probably make something pretty good in any given 100 square yards.

Bears? You could probably offer an arm as a peace offering.

[FunkyDexter]

Bears

wait... are we back onto how to solve the Iraq crisis now?

[nemaroller]

wait... are we back onto how to solve the Iraq crisis now?

Perhaps we have inadvertently stumbled upon the answer!

[homer13j]

Bears? You could probably offer an arm as a peace offering.

What is with Americans and our obsession with arming bears?

[FunkyDexter]

I don't care what you say, Saddam was hoarding pickernick baskets and needed to be stopped!

[bgmacaw]

I don't care what you say, Saddam was hoarding pickernick baskets and needed to be stopped!

He wasn't smarter than the average megalomaniacal dictator, BooBoo.