Does a country have the right to protect it's borders?

[poddster]

To what lengths should a country go to to protect its inhabitants and borders?

[acacia_pycnantha]

Protect them from what? I think you need to be a little more specific here.

[poddster]

It is quite clear, in case you do not know what the definition of protect is, here it is just for you 🙂

protect

prəˈtɛkt/

verb

verb: protect; 3rd person present: protects; past tense: protected; past participle: protected; gerund or present participle: protecting

1. 1.

   keep safe from harm or injury.

   "he tried to protect Kelly from the attack"

   synonyms:

   keep safe, keep from harm, save, safeguard, shield, preserve, defend, cushion, shelter, screen, secure, fortify, guard, mount/stand guard on;More

[acacia_pycnantha]

Yes, I know what the word means but in order  to answer your question we need more information.

Protect our borders and our people from what?

[acacia_pycnantha]

A specific threat will require a certain response while another sort of threat would require another type or degree of response.

What's threatening your peace of mind, poddy?

[poddster]

 From harm or injury.

I can't put it simpler than that

[acacia_pycnantha]

Wheelybin's in the back yard, other half has piked out and gone to bed.

[acacia_pycnantha]

And yes, everything's fine with us 🙂

How're you doing?

[acacia_pycnantha]

I think poddy's felling a bit insecure right now.

Group hug?

[poddster]

Methinks acacia is attempting to evade shedding any light on where they stand pertaining to the question at hand by trying to deflect the conversation off on a tangent:)