Pentagon orders up to 3,000 troops and Stryker combat vehicles to border

The Washington Post ^ | March 1, 2025 11:22 AM EST | Dan Lamothe

[PIF]

Then there are cluster munitions which the cartels will find hard to hide from.

[PIF]

The missing key ingredient is authorization to use deadly force.

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They already have it.

The 1500 Marines previously deployed to the border are armed and will respond with fire if fired upon.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

This is ready to go. It even has anti drone/personnel rounds.

https://www.northropgrumman.com/what-we-do/advanced-weapons/the-xm913-bushmaster-chain-gun-developed-for-the-us-armys-xm30

[SuperLuminal]

Better late than never...

[clutzyfuzzy]

That is what it is good for because they can’t survive against an actual military as they are a divebombing gun and have very little resistance to anti-air missiles.

[Starboard]

“Cartel retreat imminent”

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Cartel defeat.

If a cross border incursion is necessary to attack them then so be it. Mexico is corrupt and can’t control the cartels so its up to us to push them out of their operating and drug smuggling sanctuaries.

[sten]

actually, they would resort to going around the US military and strike US citizens in their homes when possible

[PIF]

they would resort to going around the US military and strike US citizens in their homes when possible

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You, of course being in touch with the cartels, know that as a fact?

[sten]

Doesn’t take a brain trust to figure they’d look for any option to strike at US other than going directly at tanks and bombers.

They won’t be lined up easy to kill.

They’ll be amongst our population... strike then melt into the crowd.

[umbagi]

.50 cal would be fine and fun on the border. I do love me some Ma Deuce. (PBR Boat Captain - had 3 for a year :-)