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2005-11-21 Home Front: Politix

Armed standoff at Mexican Border: Mexican Army rescues Pot?

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Posted by CrazyFool 2005-11-21 11:30|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 So why didn't the Border Patrol ask to call in F-16s or armed helicopters from Fort Bliss? If they don't have the authority, then what good are the Border Patrol if they can't intervene during an armed incursion into the United States by a foreign military.

Posted by ed 2005-11-21 12:17|| 2005-11-21 12:17|| Front Page Top

#2 A congressional blue-ribbon roundtable committee is in order here to determine a need for a special inquest hearing to determine a need for closed-door hearings to determine if anyone should ask anyone anything not offensive to those engaged in cross-border relations and economic/trade projects. The committee is in order to also ensure that Fox is not embarrassed or put on the spot as to give the PRI an advantage come next election. In the eyes of the corrupt legal system, if it quacks like a duck, waddles like a duck and swims like a duck... it doesn't mean it is a duck. It could be a shetland pony. The military is not going to react to any incursion on the border other than occupy real estate for terrain denial... or do a show-of-force by flying around aggressively. The Border Patrol management, notice I did not say leadership, barely backs up their own officers when attacked by the Mexican or domestic press. Why would anyone think they would risk paperwork requesting assistance from the military? If anything, it would get all jacked-up and the military-appearing Mexicans would have returned south before you could say Ole! Chances are that the Border Patrol guys were out-gunned and out-manned and definitely lacking a menacing (probably stolen) bulldozer of their own. I think the U.S. law enforcement folks on the ground probably did the right thing. Maybe they figured that it was better to bring their ass home alive rather than be judged a dead jackass by all the warped media and liberal facists strangling the country. I'd grab what pot I confiscated, turn it in, fill out the inhuman amount of paperwork that goes with it, answer the pointless accusatory questions by desk-jockey supervisors and map out one more what-if scenario for the future. Dead folks cannot do that... nor change tactics. They did the right thing on the ground. Back at Border Patrol Headquarters is where even scarier things happen, and even the greater threat.

Posted by Fun Dung Poo 2005-11-21 14:20|| 2005-11-21 14:20|| Front Page Top

#3 I like Ed's approach.

Posted by John Q. Citizen 2005-11-21 14:22|| 2005-11-21 14:22|| Front Page Top

#4 ROFL, FDP - I was choking on my KFC, no - not choking that chicken - before I finished the first sentence. Reminded me of Administratium, LOL.

This will be a large data point added to the debate and demands that the government get serious. You can bet the Texas Delegation will be making noises on the hill - they will be horsewhipped by the voters if they don't.

I'm happy that none of our people were hurt. I'm disgusted that all of theirs survived and got the dope.

Posted by Sholutle Chump7007 2005-11-21 14:30|| 2005-11-21 14:30|| Front Page Top

#5 Should have used a zippo and burned the evidence.

Posted by rjschwarz 2005-11-21 18:31|| 2005-11-21 18:31|| Front Page Top

#6 I sincerely hope that someone took lots of pictures for later identification of these folks, army or no.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2005-11-21 21:42|| 2005-11-21 21:42|| Front Page Top

#7 "Everyone had the presence of mind not to cause an international incident, or start shooting."

Only a postponement of the inevitable. Lets get our Army down there and get it on!

Posted by Besoeker 2005-11-21 21:50|| 2005-11-21 21:50|| Front Page Top

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