[gaijin]

Ya think they'll actually USE the intel that UAV's collect?

The Border Patrol is replete with examples in which earnest-sounding higher-ups actually thwart the everyday efforts of their well-intentioned, hard-working charges; libs want illegals for their votes, republicrats want them for cheap wages for companies.

The intel will be used merely to the extent that it will assure that rag-heads are prevented from crossing, while torrents of run of the mill illegals will have their own carpeted passing lane straight to El Norte.

Protect foreign interests? Gladly.

Protect the Joe Six-Pack? FORGET IT!

[SandRat]

They need to be careful. At some point Joe Six-Pack is going to get tired of waiting for Washington to protect him and decide to protect himself.

[HiJinx]

Actually, the UAVs aren't really being used to gather intel, they're much more of a tactical asset in nature.

They're like the Highway Patrolman in a helicopter or standing on the overpass with a radar gun.