To be fair, there have been a lot (20, 30 perhaps) stories in the past several months about mysterious incursions over the Rio Grande involving heavy weapons, armored vehicles, larger than usual bands of armed men, and drugs. Maybe not the Mexican military, but it is something. When an SUV loaded up like a Mogadishu "technical vehicle" starts shooting at the US Border Patrol and the local police, we're not talking daily laborers here.

If they'd finish the Big Bend border highway from Presidio to the El Paso area, it would allow for improved local and INS patrols, as well as more regular traffic that would deter any quasi-military types from massing along the river's edge. The road where the standoff occurred two weeks ago just dead ends at the river and is of little use to anyone besides the smugglers.

This sounds promising. I've always wanted to fight in another war. The thought that this time, I could just drive my car to it, gives me hope. Although, Canada is closer.

Lots of reports of increased shark attacks too.

This could be stopped in short order by a few Apache helicopters with missiles -- no need for a large number of troops.

Posted by: jd watson at February 9, 2006 12:43 PM

Shark attacks aren't a casus belli, border incursions by your neighbor's army just might be.

Well, I guees even paranoids like TT have enemies.

50 demonstrators. Man, just like Lexington and Concord.

Stay out of the ocean. When sharks come ashore, mattey, I say we do 'em. I have 3 rifles, 2 pistols, a shotgun, bow and arrows, tomahawk, scalping knife, and a boomerang. When sharks pose a problem, I'll build a harpoon. Oceans are the same drive as is the southern border.