mmarsh
Active member
DTOP+USMC03+SHERMAN (taking on the whole staff, I love it! :-D)
Why we are in Iraq in the first place is already debatable but its a separate issue. However when ordering our National Guard overseas weakens our security at home that can never be a good or justified regardless of the reason or whether its in the NG mandate or not. The NG role should be the protection of US soil of any threat, thats first and foremost.
The point that I am trying to make is would these Mexicans troops tried anything if the looked across the border and saw not a single BP agent (or which they had little to fear) but US National Guardsmens? I cannot read their minds, but I'd guess that whatever the Pablo Escobar wannabee was paying these renegades wasnt worth getting into a border clash with US troops. Not only would they be at risk of getting killed, but they would incur the rath of BOTH US and Mexican governments afterwards.
As for this has happened before as USMC03 stated, I think that just reinforces the argument of why the NG should be sent home, because it SHOULDNT EVER happen, and if we have to use armed troops to keep Mexican troops and drug dealing trash out than so be it.
In my opinion, I think thats far more important than whatever is happening in Iraq.
Why we are in Iraq in the first place is already debatable but its a separate issue. However when ordering our National Guard overseas weakens our security at home that can never be a good or justified regardless of the reason or whether its in the NG mandate or not. The NG role should be the protection of US soil of any threat, thats first and foremost.
The point that I am trying to make is would these Mexicans troops tried anything if the looked across the border and saw not a single BP agent (or which they had little to fear) but US National Guardsmens? I cannot read their minds, but I'd guess that whatever the Pablo Escobar wannabee was paying these renegades wasnt worth getting into a border clash with US troops. Not only would they be at risk of getting killed, but they would incur the rath of BOTH US and Mexican governments afterwards.
As for this has happened before as USMC03 stated, I think that just reinforces the argument of why the NG should be sent home, because it SHOULDNT EVER happen, and if we have to use armed troops to keep Mexican troops and drug dealing trash out than so be it.
In my opinion, I think thats far more important than whatever is happening in Iraq.