From: "Rich Gauszka" 

somehow I don't see you making a nominee list for humanitarian of the year.


"Gary Britt"  wrote in message
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>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
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>> 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! >>>> responsible 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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