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Fox News: Armed Mexicans Forced National Guard To Retreat
Fox News | 1/29/07

Posted on 01/29/2007 12:23:05 PM PST by pabianice

Just caught a piece of this. There was a confrontation on the Mexican-Arizona border between the National Guard and "Mexicans dressed in combat/tactical gear and carrying rifles." Apparently the Guard had to retreat because it is not allowed to fire even when threatened on US soil.

Perhaps other Freepers have more details. If this is true, WTF are we doing about border security?


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aliens; amnesty; bushamnesty; immigrantlist; moreamnesty; openborders
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1 posted on 01/29/2007 12:23:09 PM PST by pabianice
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To: pabianice

I heard about this on Rush. Why are they even there if they cannot do a job of protecting the borders???

Napolitano sent them there did she not? Is she up for re-election? This may be just some political posturing to save her bum...


2 posted on 01/29/2007 12:24:55 PM PST by television is just wrong (Our sympathies are misguided with illegal aliens...)
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To: pabianice

This news is weeks old.


3 posted on 01/29/2007 12:25:40 PM PST by pissant
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To: pabianice
The NG was probably unarmed again.
4 posted on 01/29/2007 12:25:48 PM PST by Mr. Mojo
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To: pabianice

You mean it happened again? Or is Fox just now getting around to this story?


5 posted on 01/29/2007 12:26:17 PM PST by Disambiguator
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To: pabianice

COL Canon:

Lock and Load!!!


6 posted on 01/29/2007 12:26:21 PM PST by CPT Clay (Drill ANWR, Personal Accounts NOW.)
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To: pabianice

What happens if these are "fake" illegal Mexicans who are really not and they are middle eastern men wanting to do harm to these border agents and/or our country?

It is as if our govt. is playing russian roulette with our agents.


7 posted on 01/29/2007 12:26:35 PM PST by hsmomx3 (Steelers in '08--Go BIG BEN!!!)
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To: pabianice

Again????


8 posted on 01/29/2007 12:27:20 PM PST by HuntsvilleTxVeteran ("Remember the Alamo, Goliad and WACO, It is Time for a new San Jacinto")
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To: pabianice
Saw this in the a.m.

I think FOX said the incident was the wee hours of Jan 3rd...

Only remarkable because the MSM ignored it completely...

9 posted on 01/29/2007 12:28:10 PM PST by Wings-n-Wind (The answers remain available; Wisdom is obtained by asking all the right questions!)
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To: Disambiguator

Looks like reporting on the investigation of the border incursion earlier this month.


10 posted on 01/29/2007 12:30:08 PM PST by sonofagun
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To: pabianice

It's true, it happened 3 weeks ago in the Tucson Sector. The NG did exactly what their ROE spells out. They spotted 6 armed men moving on their position 100 yards from the border and notified BorderPatrol. When the armed group came within 75 yards they retreated to an alternate position and continued to monitor the groups movements. The group crossed back into Mexico before the Border Patrol arrived.

The NG did nothing wrong, it's the ROE they have been given that is the problem. These guys are out there with their butts hanging in the wind, and it's crap! Some of these OP's are manned by soldiers who have nothing but a radio and Night Vision Goggles. That is unacceptable.


11 posted on 01/29/2007 12:30:41 PM PST by sean327 (God created all men equal, then some become Marines!)
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Remember, Senor Bush is on the side of the illegal invaders, not on the "vigilantes"' side. The national guard should be allowed to do its job.


12 posted on 01/29/2007 12:33:09 PM PST by billybudd
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To: 1_Inch_Group; 2sheep; 2Trievers; 3AngelaD; 3pools; 3rdcanyon; 4Freedom; 4ourprogeny; 7.62 x 51mm; ..

ping


13 posted on 01/29/2007 12:42:00 PM PST by gubamyster
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To: pabianice

So, if 10,000 Mexicans dressed in military gear invaded the US and set up fortified camps, poured in artilery, missiles, tanks, etc., we would just let them be? Not fire on them?


14 posted on 01/29/2007 12:47:59 PM PST by Right Wing Assault ("..this administration is planning a 'Right Wing Assault' on values and ideals.." - John Kerry)
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This is truly something from the Twilight Zone. Sounds like a plan by our government to surrender to Mexico.


15 posted on 01/29/2007 12:49:47 PM PST by Dante3
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mmmmmmmm hard question but My guess would be...........probably.


16 posted on 01/29/2007 12:50:15 PM PST by sheana
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>>>>>"That is unacceptable"<<<<<

I would be willing to bet that the Officers had side arms and ammo, the Enlisted had M-16's but no ammo.

The entire mission is being treated as a "Training Exercise" and not being taken seriously, if it was treated differently (if ammo had been issued to the troops) there are International Political Prices to Pay, it happened often in the Clinton years. Again PC trumps the American Soldier, it is more than unacceptable, it is disgusting!

TT
17 posted on 01/29/2007 12:52:28 PM PST by TexasTransplant (NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSET)
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To: pabianice

I am glad Perry decided to start getting serious about illegals here in Texas. BUT our border is still wide open.

There is a legislator in Austin that is proposing amending the Constitution, no more anchorbaby citizenship born to illegals. He said it's been misinterpeted as to its original intent. Maybe that would be a deterrent to them coming in to have the little freeloader.


18 posted on 01/29/2007 12:52:34 PM PST by stopem (God Bless the U.S.A the Troops who protect her, and their Commander In Chief !)
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To: stopem

I never understood that concept. If you are born here you are a citizen. How, if the parents are here illegally, does that make you a legal citizen? Seems they all are here illegally. Just musing after reading your post.


19 posted on 01/29/2007 12:59:07 PM PST by dforest (Liberals love crisis, create crisis and then dwell on them.)
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To: Dante3

We've already surrendered to Iran.


20 posted on 01/29/2007 1:19:18 PM PST by x_plus_one (Allah has no son.)
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