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2010-05-02 Caribbean-Latin America

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Posted by badanov 2010-05-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Two .50s? Those suckers are expensive, and uncommon. Shouldn't be too hard to track where they came from. Next question is what did they want them for? Sniper overwatch of a drug transaction (they'll need more than 98 rounds to practice with)?

Posted by Glenmore 2010-05-02 08:46|| 2010-05-02 08:46|| Front Page Top

#2 NAFTA allows some registered tractor-trailers to by-pass customs at the border, if the driver speaks English. Grenade launchers and .50 cal shows they are prepared for an insurgency. We need troops NOW.

Posted by Lumpy Elmoluck5091 2010-05-02 09:33|| 2010-05-02 09:33|| Front Page Top

#3 This ain't 1915, the troops don't need the exercise and we don't have a Arango to betray.

Posted by Shipman 2010-05-02 09:40|| 2010-05-02 09:40|| Front Page Top

#4 MS-13 has fired .50 cals at border officials for several years now. They and the Mexican cartels also are sporting body armor, night vision equipment, encrypted comms gear, RPGs and launchers and more recently helicopters.

This is a step or two beyond your basic law enforcement situation.

Posted by lotp 2010-05-02 09:58|| 2010-05-02 09:58|| Front Page Top

#5 Ready brigade, 82nd Abn....jump in, CLEAN IT UP!

Posted by Besoeker 2010-05-02 16:15|| 2010-05-02 16:15|| Front Page Top

#6 Be tough on the civilians, but nuking Nogales would let the drug cartels know we're playing for real for once. Of course, that's COMPLETELY above Obumble's pay grade...

Posted by Old Patriot 2010-05-02 19:04|| 2010-05-02 19:04|| Front Page Top

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