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Mexican troops drew weapons on American soldiers on US side of the border.
RugerNiner
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Mexican troops drew weapons on American soldiers on US side of the border.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/mexican-troops-drew-weapons-on-american-soldiers-on-us-side-of-the-border/ar-BBW85EB?fbclid=IwAR11smTaSIaUImaYDrXcKttNj5-0HsDkjJRcFcHJxr0qwxsNj9it_K0xqvQ
Mexican troops questioned two U.S. soldiers along the two countries' border earlier this month. The American soldiers were on the U.S. side of the border conducting a routine surveillance operation, defense officials say.
Military officials from the U.S. Northern Command said that "five to six Mexican military personnel questioned two U.S. Army soldiers who were conducting border support operations."
The soldiers were in an unmarked Customs and Border Protection vehicle near the southwest border in the vicinity of Clint, Texas.
Officials confirmed that the Mexican troops were armed with what seemed to be assault riffles. They drew their weapons when they saw the two U.S. soldiers and ordered the U.S. troops to return their weapons to a military vehicle. According to officials, the two Americans obliged "in an attempt to de-escalate a potential volatile situation."
"Throughout the incident, the U.S. soldiers followed all established procedures and protocols," Northern Command said in a statement.
While the two U.S. troops were on the south side of the security perimeter, officials say that they were still north of the Rio Grande and thus were firmly inside American territory. After the incident, military and Department of Homeland Security officials sent an inquiry to the Mexican government demanding an explanation.
"An inquiry by CBP and DOD revealed that the Mexican military members believed that the US Army soldiers were south of the border," said Northern Command, referring to Customs and Border Protection and the Department of Defense.
"Though they were south of the border fence, U.S. soldiers remained in U.S. territory, north of the actual border," the statement said, adding that "after a brief discussion between the soldiers from the two nations, the Mexican military members departed the area."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/mexican-troops-drew-weapons-on-american-soldiers-on-us-side-of-the-border/ar-BBW85EB?fbclid=IwAR11smTaSIaUImaYDrXcKttNj5-0HsDkjJRcFcHJxr0qwxsNj9it_K0xqvQ
Mexican troops questioned two U.S. soldiers along the two countries' border earlier this month. The American soldiers were on the U.S. side of the border conducting a routine surveillance operation, defense officials say.
Military officials from the U.S. Northern Command said that "five to six Mexican military personnel questioned two U.S. Army soldiers who were conducting border support operations."
The soldiers were in an unmarked Customs and Border Protection vehicle near the southwest border in the vicinity of Clint, Texas.
Officials confirmed that the Mexican troops were armed with what seemed to be assault riffles. They drew their weapons when they saw the two U.S. soldiers and ordered the U.S. troops to return their weapons to a military vehicle. According to officials, the two Americans obliged "in an attempt to de-escalate a potential volatile situation."
"Throughout the incident, the U.S. soldiers followed all established procedures and protocols," Northern Command said in a statement.
While the two U.S. troops were on the south side of the security perimeter, officials say that they were still north of the Rio Grande and thus were firmly inside American territory. After the incident, military and Department of Homeland Security officials sent an inquiry to the Mexican government demanding an explanation.
"An inquiry by CBP and DOD revealed that the Mexican military members believed that the US Army soldiers were south of the border," said Northern Command, referring to Customs and Border Protection and the Department of Defense.
"Though they were south of the border fence, U.S. soldiers remained in U.S. territory, north of the actual border," the statement said, adding that "after a brief discussion between the soldiers from the two nations, the Mexican military members departed the area."
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If you have not looked at Mexican Immigration Laws, you should.
F'n Hypocrites. Keep em' on your side.
I (personally) am all for a Wall. An anti-personnel mined wall, with signs, stating what is going on. Leave them lay, as a deterrent. A coil of razor wire on each side, beyond that, F' You.
Harsh, but extremely effective. (Which is what we need.)
Open Borders, plus unlimited benefits, equal the Death of a Country. No Country can sustain that.
serf
Following the defeat of the Mexican army and the fall of Mexico City, in September 1847, the Mexican government surrendered and peace negotiations began. The war officially ended with the February 2, 1848, signing in Mexico of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The treaty added an additional 525,000 square miles to United States territory, including the land that makes up all or parts of present-day Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. Mexico also gave up all claims to Texas and recognized the Rio Grande as America?s southern boundary. In return, the United States paid Mexico $15 million and agreed to settle all claims of U.S. citizens against Mexico.
ARTICLE XVI
Each of the contracting parties reserves to itself the entire right to fortify whatever point within its territory it may judge proper so to fortify for its security.
If unhappily any disagreement should hereafter arise between the Governments of the two republics, whether with respect to the interpretation of any stipulation in this treaty, or with respect to any other particular concerning the political or commercial relations of the two nations, the said Governments, in the name of those nations, do promise to each other that they will endeavour, in the most sincere and earnest manner, to settle the differences so arising, and to preserve the state of peace and friendship in which the two countries are now placing themselves, using, for this end, mutual representations and pacific negotiations. And if, by these means, they should not be enabled to come to an agreement, a resort shall not, on this account, be had to reprisals, aggression, or hostility of any kind, by the one republic against the other, until the Government of that which deems itself aggrieved shall have maturely considered, in the spirit of peace and good neighbourship, whether it would not be better that such difference should be settled by the arbitration of commissioners appointed on each side, or by that of a friendly nation. And should such course be proposed by either party, it shall be acceded to by the other, unless deemed by it altogether incompatible with the nature of the difference, or the circumstances of the case.
If (which is not to be expected, and which God forbid) war should unhappily break out between the two republics, they do now, with a view to such calamity, solemnly pledge themselves to each other and to the world to observe the following rules; absolutely where the nature of the subject permits, and as closely as possible in all cases where such absolute observance shall be impossible:
https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=26&page=transcript
There is no reason for Mexican troops to be on our soil without clearance.
^^^^^^^^^this
How do armed border troops in uniform not know where the border is or have markers or maps or GPS or cell phones or laptops to tell them where the border is and where they are...
How do folks in that area with their mission have that little understanding of the border and it's ramifications...
Are we supposed to believe technically backward bumpkins in uniform who are stupid and lazy...
They don't have protocol for such encounters or general orders or a non com with commo or a cell phone - they have never interacted or crossed paths with folks on the other side of the border...
Are you buying that - that theatre of the absurd...
Really???
Mike
Use the funds to build and maintain an interlocking system of barriers are including physical and elint / humint methods - an in depth multi layered up grad able flexible modular system including border patrol and a rotation of guard / reserve units and drones / tethered rigid or semi rigid air ship platforms...
Basic barbed wire and concertina coils and chain link and telephone pole / rail tie defenses along with dragons teeth and shielded led floodlights along with periodic monitoring stations and forts and lagers and barracks in depth...
We could gain some traction and make some progress - hit them in the wallet.
Just some random thoughts and speculation that seems not so complicated.
Mike
""Mexican troops were armed with what seemed to be assault riffles.""
Every soldier is armed with a "assault rifle"
Sensationalist reporting, looking to make a story out of probably nothing.
Most likely went more like this:
"Amigo's, we have good Tequila, will you trade for American candy bars??"
"Yeah sure, let us put these guns back in the car and get some from our lunch boxes".
"you gringos, always have the best candy, bring more tomorrow."
EvilDr235
That is an invasion. What do you think would happen if our soldiers crossed the border and pointed guns at Mex Army personnel? I can bet it would be on the front page of every newspaper............The US invades Mexico!!!
IIRC....There is about 600 miles of NON-river border.
They were on the US side of the River.
The border fence/wall is well back from the river to allow for the rise and fall of the water.
Next any "invader" sticking his leg through the wall and touches U.S. soil will be allowed asylum. The law reads anyone stepping foot on U.S. soil shall be granted asylum and didn't say anything about touching both feet. :shock:
We're a nation of laws and that's not always a good thing, especially when half the U.S. citizens are trying to change, modify, interpret and ignore the laws. No, we're more of a nation of suckers.
News reported this AM that President Trump tweeted military on the border will be armed.
Armed is fine......but will they be issued ammunition?
We have enough gun laws, what we need is IDIOT control.
Blood makes you related. Loyalty makes you family.
I thought getting old would take longer. :shock:
Serving active duty US military troops in uniform patrolling a contentious and contested international border that has become a wide open super highway for drug trafficking by narco terrorists and human trafficking by cartel connected criminal coyotes who rape and rob and extort those they smuggle - forcing them to be mules and transport drugs on the trip across the border - nearly unchecked waves of illegal immigrants flooding into the country - areas / zones that are a hot bed of international criminal activity that includes armed professional criminals...
And the troops are not issued live ammo - not kept in the vehicle - not overseen by a non com or warrant...
Sigh.
Mike
I think one talking head on the news hit the nail on the head, it was a diversion.
I guarded the old East German border on and off for seven years. All sorts of stuff going on. Spensatz on our side, Bundes Grenzschutz (GSG9) skulking around, U.S. forces and smugglers. After a fresh snow the amount of foot traffic you could see by the footprints was a real eye-opener. Double fences, minefields, roving patrols and guard towers, slowed them down but didn't stop them.