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In article <3D11101B.33F06E1B@earthops.net>,
Tiny Human Ferret  <ixnayamspay_klaatu@earthops.net> wrote:
>Matthew Russotto wrote:
>> 
>> ROTFL.  Sure, there's lots of Mexican nationals.  Know what most of them
>> would be doing?  Keeping their heads down like pretty much any
>> civilians, that's what.  They aren't Swiss.  Know what the Mexicans here
>> illegally would be doing?  Same thing, that's what. 
>
>Including the infamous Mexican Mafia, the equally infamous 18th Street Gang,
>and the MS-13? Oh, that's right, MS-13 is Salvadoran and not Mexican, so
>sorry. 

Faced with the US Army?  Damn right.  And they certainly have no loyalty
to the Mexican government; they're more likely to fight each other than to
band together to support Mexico against the US.

>> They aren't an
>> invading army loyal to the Estados Unidos Mexico infiltrating the United
>> States, no matter how much you may think so.
>
>Illegal-alien gangs are in effect criminal foreign militias engaging in
>operations -- continuing criminal enterprise, for that matter -- on US
>soil. 

Organized crime, yes.  Foreign militias?  You're dreaming.

>> Low intensity conflict is simply a way of tossing away money and lives
>> on the installment plan.  If you're going to fight a war, pick an
>> objective and obtain it.
>
>I agree. However, as you pointed out, those objectives aren't desirable,
>being either annexation or occupation, eh?

Then maybe you'd better re-think the whole idea of complaining that Mexico is
violating a peace treaty.

Me, I'm not so sure annexation wouldn't be a good idea.  Would tend to
counter the aging of America, bring lots of young people into the Social
Security system.
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