What's 12 ft High and 3 Miles Long in Baghdad? Within a month, a Wall

There's nothing like a nice cozywall to keep you safe and warm. This could make it just as lucrative to be aMason/brick layer/wall builder as it would be a fencebuilder these days.

Think Progress : Iraqis fear U.S. wall will turn then into ‘caged animals.’

 

The wall has already drawn intense criticism from residents of the  neighborhood, who say that it will increase sectarian tensions and that it is  part of a plan by the Shiite-led Iraqi government to box in the minority Sunnis.

A doctor in Adhamiya, Abu Hassan, said the wall would transform the  residents into caged animals.

  “It’s unbelievable that they treat us in such an inhumane manner,” he  said in a telephone interview. “They’re trying to isolate us from other  parts of Baghdad. The hatred will be much greater between the two sects.”

Wellwhy not? If they can't get along, separate them. I don't know why this wasn'tthought of thousands of years ago when they started the shenanigans.

NYT's : U.S.Erects Baghdad Wall to Keep Sects Apart

BAGHDAD, April 20 — Americanmilitary commanders in Baghdad are trying a radical new strategy to quell thewidening sectarian violence by building a 12-foot-high, three-mile-long wallseparating a historic Sunni enclave from Shiite neighborhoods. 

Soldiers in the Adhamiya district of northern Baghdad, a Sunni Arab  stronghold, began construction of the wall last week and expect to  finish it within a month. Iraqi Army soldiers would then control movement  through a few checkpoints. The wall has already drawn intense criticism from  residents of the neighborhood, who say that it will increase sectarian  tensions and that it is part of a plan by the Shiite-led Iraqi government to  box in the minority Sunnis.

Funny how we didn't hear Bush speak about this wonderful wall.He must have been saving it for another "MissionAccomplished" moment, that would surely give the GOP a boost for'o8. (Damn media)