18 gunmen killed in attacks on Mexican army bases

(AP) via FORBES.com ^ | 04.01.10, 01:01 AM EDT | By ANTONIO VILLEGAS

[Cindy]

SNIPPET: "VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico -- Dozens of gunmen mounted rare and apparently coordinated attacks targeting two army garrisons in northern Mexico, touching off firefights that killed 18 attackers."

[Ladycalif]

There is a war on!

[oyez]

My thought was if they attacked an American Army base, it would be a slaughter, because nobody would be armed. They would have to wait for the local police. (Cynicism)

[SwinneySwitch]

Ping!

If you want on, or off this S. Texas/Mexico ping list, please FReepMail me.

[BradyLS]

The cartels have hand grenades and RPGs, but they’re going up to the US to buy their machine guns through lawful channels. Yeah right, tell us another one, Nancy Pelosi.

Man, that's rich. When they can knock over any armory they want in Mexico, why bother coming to the US to buy anything???

[Altura Ct.]

It’s a good thing we have hordes of these ‘hard workers’ here plus a wide open border. Viva la Mexico!

[mvpel]

Mexico definitely produces drugs of its own; in fact, a lot of meth production has moved to Mexico.

Yeah, I have to give my name and address to my local pharmacist just to make sure that the Mexican cartels' meth profits stay as high as possible.