From: "Gary Britt" 

I don't want to get carried away.  That's why I firmly draw the line of
protecting the border right AFTER the use of land mines and 50 caliber
hummer mounted machine guns.  Its a balancing test of appropriate levels of
force and the value of protecting our borders and security with respect for
the value of the lives of criminals crossing our border illegally.  That's
why I feel strongly a line should be drawn right after land mines and
machine guns.

How many illegals die every year, in the deserts or at the hands of Mexican
criminals that prey upon them?  Its likely to be 100 or more per year don't
you think?  Now if we just blow up 10 of them, they will all stop coming
and we will save 90 or more lives per year.  So using land mines and
machine guns is not only good security its the humanitarian thing to do.

Gary

"Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
news:448ec3cf$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> Let's not get carried away.  It just seems that current scenario for the
> National Guard ( building roads and fixing fences ) is just to misuse them
> as a cheap labor pool.
>
> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
> news:448eb9f5$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>I agree.  They should be armed and trained when to shoot.  Instead of
>>putting up roads and fences, (that should be done by civilians employed by
>>the government) the national guard should be laying down land mines.
>>Because once a couple of people start blowing up, the rest will STOP
>>COMING and then will see how compassionate Mexico is when they all start
>>demanding jobs in THEIR country.
>>
>> Gary
>>
>> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
>> news:448e3bc4$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>> But then they let it be known that the soldiers aren't allowed to stop
>>> anyone and will be repairing roads and fences. Yet another f**ked up
>>> Bush plan wasting the National Guard
>>>
>>>
>>> "Mark"  wrote in message
>>> news:448e2a4c$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>> "...the U.S. Army doesn't have a very good
reputation, they prefer not
>>>> to cross," Loureiro said, referring to reports of
abuse in Iraq."
>>>>
>>>> Well, hot damn!, all that unfounded, premature, uncorroborated, and
>>>> overheated MSM reporting is actually resulting in some
unintended good!
>>>> >>> for the press toning down their anti-Iraq rhetoric?>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote
in message
>>>> news:448e1deb{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.kvoa.com/Global/story.asp?S=5019859
>>>>>
>>>>> AN LUIS RIO COLORADO, Mexico -- The arrival of U.S.
National Guard
>>>>> troops in Arizona has scared off illegal Mexican
migrants along the
>>>>> border as a whole, significantly reducing crossings,
according to U.S.
>>>>> and Mexican officials.
>>>>>
>>>>> The soldiers aren't allowed to detain migrants and
have been limited
>>>>> to projects like extending border fences and repairing
roads, but the
>>>>> military's presence are keeping would-be crossers away
from the area,
>>>>> migrant rights activists said.
>>>>>
>>>>> "Some migrants have told me they heard about the
troops on television
>>>>> and, because the U.S. Army doesn't have a very good
reputation, they
>>>>> prefer not to cross," Loureiro said, referring to
reports of abuse in
>>>>> Iraq. Others have been discouraged by smugglers' fees
that have nearly
>>>>> doubled to more than $3,000.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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