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Mexico draws weapons on American soldiers on U.S. side of border

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Mexico draws weapons on American soldiers on U.S. side of border [Video]

Two American soldiers conducting routine surveillance north of the Rio Grande were confronted by Mexican troops who believed they were south of the border, according to defense officials.
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Mexican soldiers cross over into America. Strip 2 U.S. soldiers of their weapons and make them lay down in the dirt at gunpoint.

Why are Mexican Militairy patrolling so close/so far into our territory and LEGIT pointing their guns at innocent people and taking their weapons from them and making them lay face down in the dirt?
 
Nice to see Corey Booker had another “Spartacus” revelation...way to play the game, oh brother.
 

Because they thought the US soldiers were in their territory without permission. **** happens.
 
Sounds like there was some geographical confusion that was worked out among adults without incident. Both parties were in unmarked vehicles and there have been reports of vigilante militia groups patrolling the border - that could be a factor.
 
Good show for our soldiers. It had to be hard to stand down but it avoided an international incident during a heated time.
 
Tigerace117 said:
Because they thought the US soldiers were in their territory without permission. **** happens.
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How do you accidentally cross the Rio Grand River..... Common....


Interesting to see that when malitias detain people without even pointing their guns at them people go ape****.

But when mexico crosses over into our territory WITH TROOPS, over a river, and targets our troops and deweaponizes them at literal gunpoint and makes them lay belly facedown in the dirt. And takes our sovereignty. Certain leftiests "dont care".

I am now officially ON BOARD with The Wall. Its time to build it.
 
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dirtpoorchris said:
How do you accidentally cross the Rio Grand River..... Common....
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It’s happened before.....more than once.

And Mexicans have historically had plenty of good reasons to dislike having Americans near their border.
 

When American sailors went into Iranian waters the US government took the position that it was an "innocent error of navigation".

If the situation had been reversed and it had been Mexican troops who had been detained by American troops who were in Mexico, but who thought that they were in the USA, the US government would have taken the position that it was an "innocent error of navigation".

The Washington Examiner's PRINT article "Mexican troops disarmed American soldiers on US side of the border" possibly gives a few more details (I don't watch linked videos).

However, I did note that NONE of the articles that I was able to find so far have stated that the Mexicans were actually on the US side of the river. They could have been, but no one is saying that as yet.

Remember, anyone can buy "camo" and anyone can drive an "unmarked car" that is of the same make and model as the Border Patrol is using.
 
Incredulous said:
Sounds like there was some geographical confusion that was worked out among adults without incident. Both parties were in unmarked vehicles and there have been reports of vigilante militia groups patrolling the border - that could be a factor.
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Right.. We had leftists on the boards screaming "Just wait till these vigilante militia get met by Mexican Special Forces!" hoping for their death and now the next day we have incursions by mexican soldiers CROSSING THE RIO GRAND RIVER WHICH IS THE BORDER and leftists just dont care. The river is the damn border!!! how could they cross it on accident???

Its time we build a Wall just to fix the issue.

I am now official Wall supporter because of the left just not caring.
 

This post is about your bias and I just wasted keystrokes on you. Got it. eace
 
Incredulous said:
Sounds like there was some geographical confusion that was worked out among adults without incident. Both parties were in unmarked vehicles and there have been reports of vigilante militia groups patrolling the border - that could be a factor.
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Righhhht. So its the vigilantes fault that Mexican militairy is sending incursions past the border river and blaming it on accidents. Stupid vigilantees see what you did! You made Mexico violate our sovereignty! God damn you vigilantees why did you force the Mexican military to degrade and humiliate our soldiers like that?!
 
CriticalThought said:
Good show for our soldiers. It had to be hard to stand down but it avoided an international incident during a heated time.
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I don't think the stand down was difficult. I don't think they had bullets.
 
Seems to be a lot of speculation in this thread based on very little fact. I place the blame on the OP's link to a minimal news story on Yahoo.

I found an article that gives a lot more information.

Armed Mexican troops question American soldiers on US side of border | fox5sandiego.com

That article actually explains why the Mexicans were on the US side of the Rio Grande.

 


There is no posse comitatus in Mexico. Parts of the Mexican military engage in law enforcement duties as well.


There are plenty of places on the Rio Grand this time of year where there isn't a drop of water and you can walk across it and get nothing on your feet but dust.
 

Tensions are high at the border - which is sometimes unclear in certain areas - and vigilante militia groups are real. No one was humiliated - you're projecting. The soldiers followed SOP and this is a nonissue. Find a different soap box to preach your bias.

2 US Army troops were disarmed, detained by Mexican troops in TX

“After a brief discussion between the soldiers from the two nations, the Mexican military members departed the area. The U.S. soldiers immediately contacted CBP, who responded quickly. Throughout the incident, the U.S. soldiers followed all established procedures and protocols,” Deputy Director of public affairs for NORAD and U.S. Northern Command John Cornelio told Newsweek.
 

Incredulous said:
Sounds like there was some geographical confusion that was worked out among adults without incident. Both parties were in unmarked vehicles and there have been reports of vigilante militia groups patrolling the border - that could be a factor.
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You're just looking for something to make a show of getting worked up over, aren't you?

This is nothing.
 
Mr Person said:
You're just looking for something to make a show of getting worked up over, aren't you?

This is nothing.
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I dunno i think foreign military coming onto our soil and disarming troops is very much a thing. And if it happens 2 or 3 more times this year our leaders need to take direct political action.

Mexico paramilitary/police is some of the most crooked in the world and we cant let them force our troops to surrender on our side of the border, who knows what cartel stuff is running behind them or a mile away while they pin our troops down.

If were gonna let them make us surrender on our side of the border we might as well just put on the giant hanging wooden betacuck signs around our necks and tell the most machismo violent outsiders to come in.
 
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dirtpoorchris said:
I am now officially ON BOARD with The Wall. Its time to build it.
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LOL, and you call yourself a libertarian??
You're ca conservative.


Will you still call yourself a libertarian when Trump grabs the land of property owners along the border and builds a wall? You know, eminent domain?
I'd hate to see you as a hypocrite.
 
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ecofarm said:
I don't think the stand down was difficult. I don't think they had bullets.
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Any time someone comes into my yard with a weapon, unless it has a red tip I'm going to assume it has bullets and treat it accordingly.
 
jimbo said:
Any time someone comes into my yard with a weapon, unless it has a red tip I'm going to assume it has bullets and treat it accordingly.
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More big talk from a little man...Go back to your rocking chair
 

I am now a wall supporter libertarian just for the sake of border efficiency. But still for immigration and people using the border checkpoints for asylum.
 
Skeptic Bob said:
There is no posse comitatus in Mexico. Parts of the Mexican military engage in law enforcement duties as well.....
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Correct. Often against drug traffickers. I've observed their operations in Chihuahua. For several years, the military was in charge of policing Vera Cruz because the Cartels ran the police force. Not sure if that's still true.
 
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