U.S. agents deployed to secure Iraq's borders

Washington Times, via World Peace Herald ^ | January 29, 2005 | Jerry Seper

[Marine Inspector]

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, along with Border Patrol agents, are on the ground in Iraq to help secure that country's war-torn borders prior to tomorrow's national elections, CBP officials said yesterday.

CBP spokeswoman Kristi M. Clemens said the deployment team will bolster current border security efforts, providing support and additional training for Iraqi border police -- which will continue beyond the elections -- in an effort to keep saboteurs, terrorists and armaments from crossing into or out of the country.

[Marine Inspector]

Ping.

[dirtboy]

"Border security is critical to defeating terrorists -- whether at U.S. borders or the borders of Iraq," Mr. Bonner said.

Great. Now get serious about securing OUR borders.

[Cowboy Bob]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, along with Border Patrol agents, are on the ground in Iraq to help secure that country's war-torn borders...

If they protect the Iraqi borders like they protect our boarders, the Iraqis are in for trouble.

[Marine Inspector]

Now get serious about securing OUR borders.

That will never happen.

[dirtboy]

If they protect the Iraqi borders like they protect our boarders, the Iraqis are in for trouble.

Maybe they can install E-Z Pass customs checkpoints between Syria and Iraq to speed the flow of insurgents.

[Marine Inspector]

Don't blame the guys and gals on the ground; blame the idiots in Washington that refuse to let them do their job.

[Walkin Man]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, along with Border Patrol agents, are on the ground in Iraq to help secure that country's war-torn borders prior to tomorrow's national elections, CBP officials said yesterday.

Meanwhile...the US-Mexican border is WIDE-OPEN!

[COEXERJ145]

Now get serious about securing OUR borders.

That will never happen.

Based on your defintion of "secure borders", no it will never happen.

[Marine Inspector]

Meanwhile...the US-Mexican border is WIDE-OPEN!

You can thank the President for both.

[Congressman Billybob]

Precisely. Bingo. What are these people thinking? We care more about protecting Iraqia from illegals than we do about protecting Americans from illegals?

Whatever funtionery in the Bush Adminstration who approved this Border Patrol effort in Iraq has a political tin ear. Those who signed off on this lame idea should be assigned to sit in a hot shack across the border from Juarez and read documents in Spanish for the rest of their careers.

Congressman Billybob [TWO different columns this week]

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[Marine Inspector]

Based on your defintion of "secure borders", no it will never happen.

You have no clue to what my definition of "secure borders" is.

[DoughtyOne]

Sometimes it's just too easy...

Oh my gosh the parallels.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

[WASHINGTON -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, along with Border Patrol agents, are on the ground in Iraq to help secure that country's war-torn borders prior to tomorrow's national elections, CBP officials said yesterday. CBP spokeswoman Kristi M. Clemens said the deployment team will bolster current border security efforts, providing support and additional training for Iraqi border police -- which will continue beyond the elections -- in an effort to keep saboteurs, terrorists and armaments from crossing into or out of the country. "U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and Border Patrol agents are fighting the war on terror, and we've taken it to the borders of Iraq," said CBP Commissioner Robert C. Bonner. "Our people are on a vital mission to train Iraqis to protect their own borders and build Iraqi institutions that will safeguard the new freedoms and democratic principles being established there...."There is no more important mission," he said.]

Removing border agents from OUR borders and assigning them to Iraq's. That's the ticket to improving our security.

[DoughtyOne]

I completely agree with that.

[7.62 x 51mm]

"There is no more important mission," he said."

YES there is, dammit. Secure the borders here in America. Let the US Military secure the borders in Iraq.

[Marine Inspector]

That's the ticket to improving our security.

Bush thinks so.

[FITZ]

Yes --- it's funny they'll do for another country what they don't do for our own. After all --- wouldn't all the border crossers into Iraq just be wanting to do those jobs that Iraqis are too lazy and arrogant to do themselves? We've been told over and over that's the only reason people cross borders.

[Marine Inspector]

Thank you.

[Marine Inspector]

Agreed.