Armed Mexican troops question American soldiers on US side of border
https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/19/politics/mexican-troops-american-soldiers-border/index.html
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unacceptable - their CO needs to be fired.
The US military needs to man-up.
Period.
They should have shot the sons of bitches. If this is true, I wonder what the Trumpster will do. He’s no sissypants Obambozo.
I’m calling Fake News on this. Ain’t no way no how
General Winfield Scott doing 360s in his grave.
SOUNDS like POTUS needs to change RULES OF ENGAGEMENT! shoot the sumbitches if its clearly on US soil
The Mex soldiers should have been followed by a ‘Little Bird mounted with twin M134s , which could have reduced the threat to smoking rubble coated in pinkish slime .
Mexican army soldiers invaded U.S. territory and held a member of the U.S. Border Patrol at gunpoint. “Unfortunately, this sort of behavior by Mexican military personnel has been going on for years,” a statement from Local 2544 of the National Border Patrol Council said.
The Tucson Sector Border Patrol agent was held at gunpoint near Ajo, Ariz. Mexican military personnel crossed over the border and pointed rifles at him.
Judicial Watch documented 29 confirmed incidents along the U.S.-Mexican border involving Mexican military and/or law enforcement personnel in 2007.
Mexican troops drew weapons on American soldiers on US side of the border
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/mexican-troops-drew-weapons-on-american-soldiers-on-us-side-of-the-border/ar-BBW85EB?ocid=sf
Did they have a female C.O.?
“The river in that area has brush-filled and dried-out riverbed which makes it “very easy” for people to be confused as to what side of the border they are on.”
Yet another reason to have a wall ... or where a wall is not feasible or not built yet — there should at least be border markers along the entire border that indicate the boundary between the two countries. This is ridiculous.
Lucky this didn’t escalate. Mexico doesn’t seem to be able to stop illegals, but can capture US soldiers. This needs examined in-depth.
Most likely our military on the border do not have ammunition for their arms.
Eric Holder was not available for comment.
Nuke Mexico and get it over with.
Bad optics, but in absolute terms it ended well. The Mexicans acted relatively respectfully, returning the sidearm to the vehicle, and everyone went home that night. Because it made the news, it’s not going to happen like that again, probably patrols won’t be individual vehicles or have some sort of QRC nearby to back up contact incidents. All the armchair rambos out there need to take a deep breath and maybe a cold shower. Not everything is a schlong measuring contest.
Mexico is overwhelmed, infiltrated by the cartels, and barely functional as a government. Yeah they need to do a lot better, but you don’t get them serious by shooting up their troops at the least little provocation like you’re in a damned video game. Needlessly escalating a border patrol misunderstanding into a full scale force on force hot war serves no public interest... not ours, not Mexico’s.
I wouldn’t give the guys a medal, but I wouldn’t court Marshall them either.
Trump is screwing up by send troops to the border unarmed. He should have given orders if threatened, shoot to kill. What in the hell is he thinking of. I’m really getting pissed.