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February 06, 2007
The Southern Front: Rules of (Non) Engagement
While the Oscars and Obama captivate everybody, let's not overlook this confrontation on the US-Mexico border. According to this article,
A recent standoff between National Guardsmen and heavily armed outlaws along the Mexican border has rattled some troops and raised questions about the rules of engagement for soldiers who were sent to the border in what was supposed to be a backup role.Six to eight gunmen — possibly heading for Mexico with drug money — approached a group of Tennessee National Guard troops at an overnight observation post Jan. 3 on the U.S. side of the Arizona-Mexico border. No one fired a shot, and the confrontation ended when American troops retreated to contact the Border Patrol. The gunmen then fled into Mexico.
What will it take to regard such incursions as worthy of a response? Or do 2008 political considerations make that too risky?
Van | 02/06/07 at 07:31 AM | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea
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What will it take to regard such incursions as worthy of a response?
Sounds like it was an excursion.
JewishAtheist | February 6, 2007 10:06 AM
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