"We will look into it, mañana".
Posted on 01/30/2006 8:52:59 AM PST by SwinneySwitch
Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Ernesto Derbez has an interesting theory about the identity of those armed men in military fatigues who drove vehicles across the Rio Grande as part of a marijuana-smuggling operation.
After a chase by Hudspeth County sheriff's deputies, DPS troopers and Border Patrol agents Jan. 23, the men and the vehicles retreated across the river to the Mexican side of the border.
Countering accusations that members of the Mexican military are supporting drug-smuggling operations, Derbez suggested that it might, in fact, have been members of the American military dressed as Mexican soldiers who were toting guns with the contraband.
"It is very probable that something like that could have happened," the Express-News quoted Derbez as saying.
Equally probable is that the ghost of Pancho Villa has traded in his horse for a machine gun-mounted Humvee or space aliens are using a portal near El Paso for an invasion of planet Earth.
The bottom line is that the smuggling and the violation of U.S. territory originated and ended in Mexico.
It would be helpful if the Mexican government, instead of engaging in fanciful speculation, undertook a reality-based effort to secure its side of the border.
No way, Jose'!
"Reality-based effort!?
We don need no stinkeen reality-based effort!"
So next time, let's just blow them away. Then we can say "Oh - So sorry! WE thought they were rouge US troops like you said last time.
LOL--makes me think of an armed group of Roseanne Rosanna Dannas in uniform!
The truth is the politicians don't care.
At the very least, blow the humvee up - it was probably stolen in the U.S. anyway...a rifle propelled grenade should do it.
I expect the next escalation will be IEDs planted to take out some of our BP vehicles and agents, then all hell is going to break loose.
The behavior of Mexico vis a vis the armed incursions into the US is part and parcel of their approach toward nationhood. They could care less, so their population takes a hike.
This fails to mention that with a common fmj bullet at 655 grains, you can expect 3000fps muzzle velocity and about 6 foot-TONS energy at 100yards...
Holy Guacamole!
Senor, we don't need no stinkin badges.......
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