[Poohbah]

Why not American troops at the border to offset the Mexican troops at the border?

How many Mexican troops, across how wide a front?

[american spirit]

Cong. Tancredo stated recently that there have been over 20 incursions of Mexican troops into our territory ostensibly to provide cover for drug runners. Also, it is a fact that shots have been fired at our Border Patrol during this time frame. If we had real leaders instead of these pansies that run both political parties troops would've been dispatched immediately because those were acts of war and should've been dealt with the full brunt of our military.

[sarasmom]

Poohbah, I have to agree with you on this issue.As much as I want the borders closed, I see no reasonable way for the military to be the "closing" agency.IMHO, that would be like bringing an A10 to a knife fight.

This is one situation where cutting out the readily identifiable illegal "demand" will solve 90% of the "supply" problem.Simply act on already set up guidelines. Enforcing existing laws against hiring illegal workers would go a loooong way in lowereing the flood of illegal invaders, and make it possible for the border patroll to actually patroll the borders.

While I wish action had been taken years ago,I would rather see what the new combined homeland agency mission shakes out to look like before I start screaming for additional roles for the DOD.They seem to be a little bit busy right now.

[PuNcH]

How many Mexican troops, across how wide a front?

Mexican troops are assisting in illegal drug smuggling therefore the drug smuggling is militarized as far as American citizens are concerned. This is also an easy avenue for terrorists and weapon smuggling.

We need to get troops on the border until we can get the mass numbers under control while we also kick illegal aliens out and get them off American welfare.