build the fence, let them stew...I would rather wait a couple of years before we can do something very dedcisively!
The last time the US invaded Mexico was in 1845. After securing the annexation of Texas, the US Army left. I’d say let them kill each other - its not worth risking the life of a single American soldier.
Why don’t we try, really try, sealing the border. We could also work to destroy the drug crops in Mexico and other countries that provide the source of their business. Then, we might consider going into Mexico.
build the fence, let them stew...If we invade it must be with the clear goal of KILLING, NOT ARRESTING, every son of a bitch that has any connection to the drug cartels and then turning the whole shebang into a State
The bigger problem is that Mexico is colonizing us and we are just standing around, holding our d!cks, and letting them do it. In 20 years, if not sooner, the types of mass murders and beheadings you see in Northern Mexico will be commonplace in border states. You have to do more than seal the border, you have to deport actively and create a 10 mile buffer zone. But we won’t have the backbone to do it until things get really, really bad.
I don’t get how people here who are otherwise skeptical of the left-wing slant of mainstream media accept w/o scrutiny any negative news about Mexico. The source of the map on Redstate’s blog is the BBC. Since when do we critically accept the BBC as the source of truth?
I see no need to invade Mexico. A fully militarized border will work nicely.
Mexico would be much easier to invade being it is right next door, many of us know the language, it’s relatively flat, more developed, and less hostile.
We’d be in and out in a year. (if done right)
Just keep the criminal Mexicans out - and they are all criminal when they cross our border without permission whether they are drug cartel members or not.
The border needs to be a series of long skinny military training bases....US Govt property.
No need to invade, just let them come to us to die. Meanwhile, a huge deportation and cartel-sweep effort needs to commence in the Southwest.
Once repatriated, the illegals would not return.
Krauthammer talked about this on Friday on Special Report; and he thinks it is inevitable that the US will intervene in Mexico, probably as soon as next year. His point was that the US cannot allow the territory along our border to remain in the hands of the Cartels. If Mexico cannot police their side of the border, the US will.
As for making Mexico the 51st State, there are good reasons on both sides of that argument. As for Mexico turning into the next Afghanistan, that is a reach. Mexico and Afghanistan are not congruent; Afghanistan has nowhere near the infrastructure or the economy (other than poppy production) that Mexico has, and Mexico is a lot closer to home. And as easy as it sounds to merely annex Mexico and just start collecting income taxes from all of them, the Mexicans might have a lot to say about that.
The Mexican drug cartels are in charge along the border, and that is the problem we should focus on. If the US Military were to go in and take out the cartels and allow the Mexican authorities to reclaim the territory along the border then there is no need for Nation Building or Statehood.
The biggest obstacle in all of this continues to be the (P)resident in the Oval Office. He’s the least qualified guy in the room, and couldn’t lead a starving dog to a steaming sausage. If we do see any escalation along the border Premier Hussein will call for another summit, or Blue Ribbon Presidential Soviet to discuss the problems and propose solutions...
I asked a Mindless Robot what he would do when Drug Cartels start shooting up the streets of his home town (in the U.S.)—hide his children under the bed? That got is attention for a moment, but he immediately drifted back into La-La-Land.
It's actually kind of amazing that the US does not have a Mexico policy.
I've posted mine many times, but here's the short version:
Hungary:Croatia = USA:Mexico.
We need a military frontier for so many reasons. Just as the Kingdom of Hungary did with Croatia and the Croats, we should create a 100 or so mile deep dependency south of the existing border. It's southern extent should be chosen based on its purpose: Physical interdiction of contraband, including Mexicans, and security for US citizens living in Texas and the Southwest.
The badasses who run this place will all be former Mexicans, who must learn English and follow orders.
Any current residents of the military frontier who prefer living in what's left of Mexico can leave. Ten years of good quality service in the Frontier Corps buys US citizenship for you and your children.
Senator:
I suggest the wall-gun method. We build a wall, heave lots of guns and ammo over the wall, wait to see how many are left standing and if needed pass them some more ammunition over the wall.
I think the euphemism for this is “containment”.
The best thing we could do for Mexico is to seal the border. The drug trade pays for lawlessness, the human trade lets the mexican government off the hook for their miserable failures in leading the country.
Don’t like the idea one bit. To me, O will use this opportunity to legalize 40 million illegals because they can’t go back to a “war” zone. Mexico’s problems are theirs lone with the exception of OUR open border. The idea of putting at risk ONE American soldier while thousands just pour over here is insanity. Just a thought.
Afghanistan (much like Mexico) won’t stop making drugs. They send theirs to China and we are the target of Mexico.
IMO, Mexico is a more pressing problem since we share a border.