American Patrol Report Feature Continued
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Estimates Vary
The GAO says "We previously reported that as of February 21, 2008, the SBI program office had constructed 168 miles of pedestrian fence and 135 miles of vehicle fence." (
Page 2). Strangely enough, the current GAO report ( page 15) says that, as of August 22, 2008, the SBI had built only 109 miles of pedestrian fence, and that is after adding 19 miles fence since February. If we add 168 miles in February and 19 miles built since, we get we get 186 miles, not 109 as now reported. Somehow we are missing 78 miles of fence.
American Border Patrol reported that, as of July 29, DHS had built 108 miles of fence.
Huge Bureaucracy
The GAO reports that the SBI program office had a total of 293 employees, of which 164 were contractor support staff.
Summary and Comment
American Patrol will continue to sift through the GAO reports but it is clear that the Strategic Border Initiative is a disaster. It wasted money and people in a blatant bureaucratic assault on the treasury and the security needs of America.
