ABikerSailor
Diamond Member
I'd like to add that whoever said putting returning combat troops on the border (I didn't go back and look) might want to reconsider that. Combat troops aren't cops no matter how hard you try to make them do it. When in doubt, they are going to unload the mag.
I personally have no problem with that considering we are being unlawfully invaded by criminals, but we all KNOW which folks of the bleeding heart variety would be wailing like banshees until they were all hounded and put in prison for doing their jobs.
And what vet would WANT that job? How many years are those two Arizona cops in jail for because they bent some illegal's eyelashes?
Wait a minute Gunny, I'm the one that posted that idea. However, considering that the government (as well as quite a few others) are saying that what we are doing over there is a form of police action (been quite a few people bitching about that on both sides), why in the hell WOULDN'T they be qualified for Border Patrol? Most of what we're doing in Baghdad is pretty much patrolling and police type actions, so, where's the problem? And no, most of the people I've served with would rather find out IF they needed to unload the mag.
And.....what the hell is wrong with using returning vets? They've got experience, have been tested, and know what they're doing! There are quite a few vets out there who are homeless because they can't find a job, and that is mostly because people who are against the war won't hire them.
Nope...I stand by my idea.
But.....you're right about one thing.....with the way that Bush Jr. has swiss cheesed the borders (remember when the president of Mexico was campaigning in Utah a while back), as well as the policies that have been put in place since then, border security will not become a reality until after the elections. You are correct on that one.
And.....I'm an Independent, so I blame BOTH sides for the fiasco.