Why does the mission need so many riflemen? Aircav and mobile infantry are exactly what border patrolling reqires. The job is herding unarmed civilians back to where they came from, not engaging enemy infantry.
The Border Patrol is civilian law enforcement, so their job is enforcing the law, not stopping an invasion. Why keep them at a job they've never been able to handle since their formation?
NAFTA isn't a treaty. It has no force of law whatsoever and can be dropped like a hot rock at a moment's notice by a simple act of congress. It's a trade agreement not a treaty.
Apparently you think I wouldn't answer a draft summons. I'm 49 years old, but I would volunteer without being called if subject to the draft, just as I did when I carried a draft card in the early 70's. Maybe this time they wouldn't turn me down, who knows?
We don't need to invade Mexico or to go to war with them unless they prove willing to force the issue. Their illegal invaders can be stopped without much of a show of force. We do need at least a token show of force, apparently. Having a president who smooches up to the Mexican politicians who are doing this to us is pretty maddening. As long as that little daddy's boy is in office, nothing will be done anyway.
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Aircav and mobile infantry are exactly what border patrolling reqires.
Mech infantry can't GET to a lot of the border--that means you hump it on in foot. As for aircav, aircav units are notorious for missing what's going on right below them, even in desert.
The job is herding unarmed civilians back to where they came from, not engaging enemy infantry.
The mission is to control the border. That means "boots on the ground."