Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Is it not time to take action against Mexico?
The January 15, 2006 edition of the Ontario, California Daily Bulletin reported that Mexican military and police have made 216 incursions into the United States since 1996. This includes incidents where U.S. officials and citizens have been fired upon. Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff claims the stories have been over blown.
However, the latest incident which occurred January 24 was not overblown. Hudspeth County Sheriff deputoes and Texas Department of Public Safety troopers chased drug runners to the Rio Grande. They came face-to-face with men in Mexican military uniforms who had set up machine guns on the American side of the border. They backed off when they realized they were outgunned. The Mexican soldiers helped the drug smugglers cross the river, at one point trying to pull a smugglers' SUV out of the river. Before abandoning the SUV, the Mexicans torched it.
U.S. officials have been instructed to avoid confrontations at the border "no matter what." Is it not time to make Mexico accountable for these acts of aggression? See William F. Jasper ( 2006, February 5). "Mexican Military Incursions Into U.S. " The New American. Retrieved February 14, 2006 from http://www.thenewamerican.com/artman/publish/article_3228.shtml
However, the latest incident which occurred January 24 was not overblown. Hudspeth County Sheriff deputoes and Texas Department of Public Safety troopers chased drug runners to the Rio Grande. They came face-to-face with men in Mexican military uniforms who had set up machine guns on the American side of the border. They backed off when they realized they were outgunned. The Mexican soldiers helped the drug smugglers cross the river, at one point trying to pull a smugglers' SUV out of the river. Before abandoning the SUV, the Mexicans torched it.
U.S. officials have been instructed to avoid confrontations at the border "no matter what." Is it not time to make Mexico accountable for these acts of aggression? See William F. Jasper ( 2006, February 5). "Mexican Military Incursions Into U.S. " The New American. Retrieved February 14, 2006 from http://www.thenewamerican.com/artman/publish/article_3228.shtml
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