Posted on 04/20/2019 7:20:22 PM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com
Clint, TX - Two U.S. soldiers were held at gunpoint and disarmed by Mexican troops on American soil on April 19.
CNN reported that five to six Mexican military personnel questioned the two U.S. soldiers who were conducting border support operations.
A U.S. Northern Command statement confirmed that the U.S. soldiers were "appropriately in US territory" during the encounter, according to CNN.
The Mexican soldiers not only pointed their weapons at the U.S. troops, but also removed a soldier’s sidearm and returned it to the unmarked U.S. Customs and Border Protection vehicle, U.S. military officials said.
CNN reported that the Mexican troops were armed with assault rifles. U.S. officials said the U.S. soldiers allowed the weapon to be taken in an effort to de-escalate the “potential volatile situation.”
"Throughout the incident, the US soldiers followed all established procedures and protocols," Northern Command said, according to CNN.
The encounter happened south of the border fence in the area but north of the Rio Grande, according to U.S. officials.
The river in that area has brush-filled and dried-out riverbed which makes it "very easy" for people to be confused as to what side of the border they are on.
One of the American soldiers spoke Spanish and explained the situation to the Mexican troops before the Mexican soldiers left in their unmarked pickup.
An inquiry by U.S. officials found that the Mexican military members thought the U.S. soldiers were in Mexico, according to the U.S. Northern Command.
"Though they were south of the border fence, US soldiers remained in US territory, north of the actual border," the statement said, according to CNN. The statement added that "after a brief discussion between the soldiers from the two nations, the Mexican military members departed the area."
President Donald Trump has ordered the military to support border security and the U.S. has 3,000 active duty troops and 2,000 National Guard troops in the southern border, CNN reported.
This is 100% B.S.
There is NO WAY any of them could possibly not know that north of the Rio is U.S. Territory.
NO.
WAY.
What ever the reason that was used to hand over weapons to Mexican troops by U.S. troops, that "reason" or thought process needs a hard after-action critique.
If Mexican troops are on the north side of the border with weapons, they should be challenged and ordered back across the river.
If it takes a burst of five or nine then that is what it takes and so much the better.
Such an event will be taken seriously not nearly as much by us compared to the Mexican government because they will taking heat from the cartel(s) for letting Mexican troops make such a stupid move that brought attention to that part of the border.
It is very bad for their business which keeps things rolling by keeping everything nice and quiet.
But as for any of the Mexican troops not knowing north of the river is USA = TOTAL BS.
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A big beautiful wall would leave no room for doubt.
stinky fake odor here. troops are deployed in pairs
“U.S. Soldiers” what was their origin?
Regular Army? National Guard? Army Reserve?
What was their mission?
Did they have more than one “side arm”?
What were their ROE.
Just too many questions and no information in the press release to form an opinion.
Declare. Target. Launch.
You did a little Border Work,
Did you ever make it to
Campo,just east of San Diego?
“U.S. officials said the U.S. soldiers allowed the weapon to be taken in an effort to de-escalate the “potential volatile situation.” “
You must be joking. Those idiots gave up a weapon to the Mexican Army?
Should have told those enemy SOBs to take the shot or walk away. You DON’T give up your arms to a bunch of thugs.
Time for some new brass. Lots of new brass.
Did you read the story? JFC.
Agree
does seem far fetched-
isn’t that an act of war against our Country?
We need to resurrect General Pershing.
Why are border jumpers and Mexican soldiers considered an “unacceptable risk” to our Marines?
NUTS! Or the lack thereof.
Ignorance of the actual borders location is therefore excusable for this armed invasion by the Mexican military? Hard to imagine those Mexican military didn’t have GPS and knew exactly where they were. A test of some sort?
I love President Trump, but 3,000 troops here and 2,000 troops there isn’t going to get the job done.
Ultimately were will have to occupy Mexico. Just a matter of when.
I was suprised that they were even armed, I know for a fact some of the military in our AOR are not even armed.
I might question if these were actual Mexican soldiers. ‘Unmarked vehicle’? You could easily have drug cartel folks wearing uniforms, and conducting a delivery.
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