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Border Sheriffs Perplexed by Rick Perry's Plan to Send 1,000 Troops to Stare at Mexico
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| 7/22/2014
| Arit John
Posted on 07/22/2014 10:36:13 PM PDT by South40
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posted on
07/22/2014 10:36:13 PM PDT
by
South40
To: South40
"At this time, a lot of people do things for political reasons. I dont know that it helps,Looks like someone's got La Raza Rick figured out.
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posted on
07/22/2014 10:37:16 PM PDT
by
South40
(Hillary Clinton was a "great secretary of state". - Texas Governor Rick Perry)
To: South40
The sheriffs don’t like the national guard on “their turf”
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posted on
07/22/2014 10:40:37 PM PDT
by
JohnBrowdie
(http://forum.stink-eye.net)
To: South40
I am sooo sick of self serving politicians.
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posted on
07/22/2014 10:42:32 PM PDT
by
krunkygirl
(force multiplier in effect...)
To: South40
1,000 nat’l guard troops? that it??
1900 miles of border between Texas and mexico. that’s 1 guy for every 2 miles. not effective.
20,000 troops would be better. 10 guys for every mile
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posted on
07/22/2014 10:48:12 PM PDT
by
sten
(fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
To: sten
Your numbers assume all 1000 would be present at the same time. I think they might work in shifts meaning about 1/3 of them (333) would be present at any one time, which puts them about 1 every 5.7 miles. This was pure political theater.
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posted on
07/22/2014 10:51:34 PM PDT
by
South40
(Hillary Clinton was a "great secretary of state". - Texas Governor Rick Perry)
To: South40
“At this time, a lot of people do things for political reasons. I dont know that it helps,
I wonder if that includes the publisher of this propaganda piece.
Did the author ask the sheriffs what the hell good they’re doing?
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posted on
07/22/2014 10:52:33 PM PDT
by
stanne
To: South40
People had the same complaint when Bush sent them to the border but the traffic stopped immediately when they did.
They set up and they watch the border and when they see an illegal they call the BP.
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posted on
07/22/2014 10:53:42 PM PDT
by
tiki
To: sten
If I could, I’d post a picture of A.A. Milne’s Eyore.
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posted on
07/22/2014 10:53:46 PM PDT
by
stanne
To: stanne
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posted on
07/22/2014 10:58:30 PM PDT
by
shibumi
(Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
To: sten
No, darlin’. That’d be 1241 miles.
The NG has the power to detain.
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posted on
07/22/2014 11:00:13 PM PDT
by
BuckeyeTexan
(There are those that break and bend. I'm the other kind. ~Steve Earle)
To: South40
IIRC, every time we'd go near the Korean demilitarized zone (DMZ) we had to wear MP brassards, as seen above, no matter what our actual job title was. Why couldn't they do the same in this situation?
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posted on
07/22/2014 11:03:34 PM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
(The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself.)
To: South40
Well if you are going to announce you are sending the National Guard to the border and at the same time announce they can't detain anyone and will just be observers what do you expect. We need leaders! Get with the border Sheriffs and border town police and come up with a plan to secure the border. Leave the press conferences to Obama! Take action and lead! Slow down every border crossing by swarming the road ways with police and strictly enforce traffic laws. Do vehicle inspections on trucks after they have crossed the border, etc. When you hear Mexico start complaining you know it is working so double down. No need to hold press conferences, let your actions speak for themselves. When Mexico starts complaint tell them to secure their border or we will
To: tiki
They set up and they watch the border and when they see an illegal they call the BP.And then the BP does what it does now, process them, feed them and put them on a bus with a destination somewhere in small town America.
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posted on
07/22/2014 11:04:49 PM PDT
by
South40
(Hillary Clinton was a "great secretary of state". - Texas Governor Rick Perry)
To: South40
One thousand is all that he can afford. Add up the costs of a thousand Army guys, their housing pay, etc.
To be truthful....for the 1,900 miles of Texas border...you’d have to have around 50,000 troops to maintain adequate security. Toss in New Mexico, California, and Arizona. You’d probably have to have around 150,000 troops. That would mean pulling every soldier in South Korea, Italy, Germany, and Alaska....to make this work.
To: shibumi
It’s bad bad. Everything is all wrong I’m sooo poor! Rick Perry is wrong. It’s all baaaad!
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posted on
07/22/2014 11:07:16 PM PDT
by
stanne
To: pepsionice
Point taken. It was a worthless gesture meant to fool the foolish.
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posted on
07/22/2014 11:13:55 PM PDT
by
South40
(Hillary Clinton was a "great secretary of state". - Texas Governor Rick Perry)
To: JohnBrowdie
The sheriffs dont like the national guard on their turf A bunch of soldiers with no ammo in their weapons and no authority to shoot even if they did, is no help at all.
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posted on
07/22/2014 11:21:05 PM PDT
by
itsahoot
(Voting for a Progressive RINO is the same as voting for any other Tyrant.)
To: BuckeyeTexan
The NG has the power to detain. So does the Border Patrol or ICE but then they feed and clothe them, render medical service then put them on a bus or plane and send them into our cities to be serviced by the taxpayer until the next election, where they will repay us for our kindness.
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posted on
07/22/2014 11:24:51 PM PDT
by
itsahoot
(Voting for a Progressive RINO is the same as voting for any other Tyrant.)
To: itsahoot
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posted on
07/22/2014 11:27:04 PM PDT
by
BuckeyeTexan
(There are those that break and bend. I'm the other kind. ~Steve Earle)
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