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3 U.S. Marines shot in Mexico
CNN ^ | 1:52 pm ET August 24, 201

Posted on 08/24/2012 1:38:48 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach

Three U.S. Marines were injured in a shooting south of Mexico City on Friday morning, a Mexican military official told CNN Mexico.

The motive behind the attack on the American servicemen, who were on a diplomatic mission, was not immediately known.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.blogs.cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Mexico; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: anotherdeadamerican; marines; mexico; warnextdoor; wot
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1 posted on 08/24/2012 1:38:53 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

OK ..I’ve had it. No more illegals and no more money going south. No more supporting Obama’a mafia and drug cartels.


2 posted on 08/24/2012 1:41:37 PM PDT by dalebert
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

And the beat goes on.


3 posted on 08/24/2012 1:44:29 PM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: All

H/T to the Drudge Report!


4 posted on 08/24/2012 1:45:01 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach ((The Global Warming Hoax was a Criminal Act....where is Al Gore?))
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

When are they going to follow CENTCOMs lead and just say all troops WILL be armed at all times?


5 posted on 08/24/2012 1:45:45 PM PDT by occamrzr06
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

When did the Marines invade Mexico?


6 posted on 08/24/2012 1:51:37 PM PDT by biff (WAS)
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To: occamrzr06; NormsRevenge; Marine_Uncle; SunkenCiv; cripplecreek; dalebert; blam
From the CNN Full story:

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The U.S. vehicle was attacked on a highway between Mexico City and Cuernavaca, near the town of Tres Marias.

Raises a question.....

What was the Diplomatic mission regarding?

They were out of the CIty....thus enemy territory.....were they armed?

7 posted on 08/24/2012 1:53:00 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach ((The Global Warming Hoax was a Criminal Act....where is Al Gore?))
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To: biff

US Embassies have Marines stationed as protection for the embassy and it’s diplomats.


8 posted on 08/24/2012 1:56:06 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach ((The Global Warming Hoax was a Criminal Act....where is Al Gore?))
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Sorry, did not apply /S tag. Was meant as a joke, especially considering everything else this admin does is.


9 posted on 08/24/2012 2:03:39 PM PDT by biff (WAS)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Could be the Anheuser Busch cartel.

Oh wait, we haven't had alcohol cartels since we gave up that fool's errand known as Prohibition.

10 posted on 08/24/2012 2:08:10 PM PDT by Ken H
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To: dalebert

30 illegals busted in a Mexican Meth ring in my tiny town today.


11 posted on 08/24/2012 2:08:57 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Diplomatic mission? Ya right. These Marines were most likely involved in drug interdiction and just happened to get on the bad side of some cartel. Happens but we’ve done it to ourselves with the war on drugs which has done nothing but boost the profits the cartels see from running drugs and destabilized Mexico in the process as all that money buys corruption on both sides of the border.


12 posted on 08/24/2012 2:13:24 PM PDT by trapped_in_LA
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I’m wondering if they were on the toll-road between Cuernavaca and D.F.? There is a huge switchback there called La Perla where you have to reduce your speed limit down to about 25 mph to get through it. Ambush type of area, IMHO.

Cuernavaca has long been the playground of the rich and infamous, since the Aztec days. It’s a gorgeous area and there is old money there. Probably went there to meet with other officials.


13 posted on 08/24/2012 2:13:46 PM PDT by I_Publius
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To: mylife

but what will happen to the. we are over run here.


14 posted on 08/24/2012 2:17:05 PM PDT by dalebert
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Big EFFING Mistake Mexico.


15 posted on 08/24/2012 2:22:30 PM PDT by InsidiousMongo
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

the Mexican drug cartels don’t like anyone dressed in a US military uniform inside Mexico, unless of course they are delivery money to the cartel.


16 posted on 08/24/2012 2:26:21 PM PDT by drypowder
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
"diplomatic mission."
Seems that is out of the AOR of Marines. Perhaps they where attached to some SOPS group given special assignment. As you correctly informed another Freeper, Marines are attached to Embassy Guard. But to go out on some hair brained diplo mission?
17 posted on 08/24/2012 2:32:12 PM PDT by Marine_Uncle (Honor must be earned.)
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To: dalebert

Hoo Boy!!
ABC radio just reported that it may have been Mexican Federales that opened up on the Marines, thinking they were part of a drug cartel.


18 posted on 08/24/2012 2:34:20 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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19 posted on 08/24/2012 2:36:47 PM PDT by KeyLargo
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To: I_Publius

Location should have read...la pera, not la perla.


20 posted on 08/24/2012 2:40:56 PM PDT by I_Publius
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