Posted on 10/05/2023 9:39:23 AM PDT by Kartographer
In the early dawn's orange glow, a Texas Rangers commander briefs a heavily armed invasion force.
They're preparing to seize a remote, 170-acre Mexican cartel-controlled island in the middle of the Rio Grande River overlooked by sniper nests and potentially booby-trapped.
Some of the dozens of assembled men shift from one foot to another or reposition their M-4 rifles as they listen to their commanders' instructions.
'Keep a close eye on those structures up there that have height advantage on us,' he warns.
'In case we do get engaged and someone is shot' medical evacuation plans are in place and there are blood bags if the wounded need a transfusion, he assures them.
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This may seem like a scene from a far-flung warzone.
But it's just a glimpse of the hot war on America's southern border – a direct consequence of an out-of-control crisis that has resulted in nearly five million illegal migrants entering the United States since President Joe Biden was inaugurated in 2021
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Just one good US Marine’s mortar squad could control that island in 24 hours.
Prolly more like 10 million.
I found it here:
In looking at the map on the above site it appears the island which is a threat to Fenton, Texas, is outside the US border.
“For decades, neither the U.S. nor Mexico claimed Fronton Island as their own and that ambiguity provided the cartels – specifically the Gulf Cartel and Cartel del Noreste (CDN) – with an opportunity.”
None the less, right or wrong, isn’t that called an act of war?
An offensive is a military operation that seeks through an aggressive projection of armed forces to occupy or recapture territory, gain an objective or achieve some larger strategic, operational, or tactical goal. Another term for an offensive often used by the media is “invasion”, or the more general “attack”. The word occupy is important here as if neither the US or Mexico claims control of this island and it has a governing organization, then it is a sovereign nation.
A sovereign nation is a nation that has one centralized government that has the power to govern a specific geographic area. Under the definition set by international law, a sovereign nation has a defined territory with just one government. Their centralized government is the cartel. And the Texas Rangers are a state controlled organization and have no business going into the island. That should be the job of the feds. But they are passing the buck.
wy69
Our politicians have been bought off and threatened off by the cartels why does no one come out and say this.
Take out the towers first.
Exactly. Surley the Texas Guard has an Apache or two available...
Let’s quit dicking around. The cartel is not worth one Texas Ranger’s life. Call up an A-10 squadron, strafe and carpet bomb the damn island until nothing stands...
Amen. No half measures.
I’d prefer a couple of passes by an AC-130 followed up by some A-10’s. Then engage the Marines as long as the Army is there to back them up.
Take out the towers first.
Exactly. Surley the Texas Guard has an Apache or two available...
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A10’s Brrrrrrt would be appreciated also.
Send some to the “Illegal City” outside of Houston to clean that garbage out too.
https://montgomerycountypolicereporter.com/colony-ridge-illegal-immigrant-town-springs-up-in-texas-as-local-developer-sells-border-crossers-property-without-asking-them-for-documentation-with-four-cartels-now-operating-there/
MOABs are your friend. Make a lake where there was once an island. Texas has the money and the resources to do this.
That would be awesome, a spooky gun ship and a warthog. But not as cost effective as a squad of Marines using heavy mortars. To bad we will lose US lives when we don’t have to.
Nuke Mexico and end the s&&thole once and for all.
It will take a long, violent and deep “vomit” to clear the petrification that is in our body.
“If socialism is so great, why have 50 thousand Venezualians breached the U.S. border in Sept. alone (according to CBP) to get to the land of the free and home of the brave.”
They are socialist/marxist “missionaries” who want to spread the good news. /s
That won't happen because Americans would have to wage a two front war on our own soil. One front faces the invaders while the second front will be to our rear fighting off our own government and the invaders who have already crossed over.
AOC says it's because sanctions that conservatives in the US instituted have made life too difficult for the poor abused socialists.
She really said this, though nobody is even sure what she's talking about.
translation:
It’s Trumps fault/s
A small passover with an AC-130 would solve the problem in just a few seconds.
Best answer I’ve heard, yet!
Well, let’s see. The Texas ANG has F-16’s. Ukie pilots need live training in F-16’s with ATG missiles... This way, if the cartel has a couple Stingers, no US pilots at risk...
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