Mexican Border Incursions...

DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff has made recent comments that downplay encursions by the Mexican Military. He was quoted as saying that the reports were overblown. This is typical of how the U.S. has always treated this type action on the part of Armed Mexican officials, whether they were military, federal, state or local personnel. These encursions have be going on for years and it is obvious that Mr. Chertoff has not talked to any of the field personnel he leads. Not to say he isn't a nice and smart guy, but he is certainly quite removed from the front lines. I guess he doesn't understand what it is like to challenge a Mexican Military non-comm and his soldiers armed with H&K G-3 assault rifles(as always, real assault rifles not the media hype versions) as they walk into the U.S. It is interesting, to say the least, as we hold the line with our 9mm pea-shooters (by comparison). Is it overblown when they drive their humvees across the border with the machine guns on top, just to see what is on the other side. Maybe it is overblown when their fully armed squad paddles the raft across the river or guard the load of narcotics as it moves towards the border. Is it overblown when their armed police drive into a port of entry and draw weapons to take someone back for a "traffic violation". No, it must be overblown when they fire upon vehicles crossing the international bridge with those G-3s, like has occurred in more than one port in South Texas. That is right 7.62x51 (.308 Win) rounds flying around the port of entry. Yes, and the poor CBP Officers that have to safely resolve these issues haven't been given the respect of a law enforcement 20 year retirement, so some of them are in their sixties and seventies. Let me share something with you, there has been more than a few U.S. Citizens saved by these CBP Officers over the years (and when have your ever read about that in the media).

On the other hand, let an American official cross the Mexican border with their sidearm and the world has come to an end, we have violated the Neutrality Act. Cross the border with one round of ammo and you rot in their jails for a long time and of course the media is all over the incident. If the truth be known, the Canadians aren't much different when it comes to us going over there with weapons and that has caused it's share of problems for International Ops.

The Mexican Military is crawling all over our Southern border and we never say a word about it, but when the U.S. Military is on the border, we are militarizing the border. This is the truth, and if you are a regular, you know I don't much support the military working the border, but the truth is the truth and that is the way it is. Mr. Secretary either get a clue or admit that we really don't care if the Mexican Military crosses the border.


BT