Perry: Troops May Be Needed In Mexico

[harvey007]

Source: MSNBC / Politico

Texas Gov. Rick Perry said the United States should consider deploying military forces into Mexico to stem the drug-related violence afflicting the border region.

Perry, the incoming chairman of the Republican Governors Association, told MSNBC on Thursday morning that while Mexico would “obviously” have to approve any American assistance, military might is needed to defeat the drug cartels that have stymied Mexican authorities. And he pegged decreased border violence as a prerequisite for any successful immigration reform push in Washington.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1110/45352.html

[FiveGoodMen]

1. There is not one place on earth that a puke doesn't want to attack.

[Angry Dragon]

2. This is insane

These idiots want less government, but wait, we should send the military into Mexico.
Perhaps he should just call out the Texas National Guard and he can lead them down there himself.

[RamboLiberal]

4. He and Brewer should lead their NG from the front

And maybe W can reenlist in the TANG and fly cover for them!

[Angry Dragon]

5. I was going to add joe also

because he has that new armed posse with the hulk and seagal

[Tansy_Gold]

24. Throw in Paul Babeu, too.

Please.


TG

[theHandpuppet]

39. I suggest that Chuck Norris saddle up!

That loudmouth should be on the front line.

[freethought]

29. It's typical repub drivel

They hate big government, they hat spending. But that's only when those resources are spent on other people.
If supporters of Rick "Perfect Hair" Perry love liberty and guns so much, they should have no problem leading the attack on their own.

[Yeahyeah]

3. Hey,this could bring a lot of the war racketeering dollars into Texas.A fine plan.

[earcandle]

6. We are now moving into crime wars. wars without borders.. gee.

[earcandle]

7. Do the American people want to now fund crime wars too? With what money?

[benld74]

8. Hey RICK, why dont YOU suit up, ala W, and lead the charge! You Douche!

[BlueIris]

34. Just what I was thinking.

:puke:

[saigon68]

38. Please don't insult Douche Bags

[progressoid]

9. Oh yeah, that'll work out well.

What a dumbass.

[rasputin1952]

10. Invade Mexico?

How did this clown get re-elected? That is insane to say the least. First it' secede from the Union, now he's asking for Federal troops to invade Mexico...:wtf:

[atreides1]

18. How did he get re-elected?

Because the Texans who voted for him are knuckle draggers!

[southmost]

27. what's so sad is how oblivious these knuckle draggers are

to their own ignorance, i'm surrounded by their stupidity

[Zoeisright]

11. Well, gee, RICK, looks like you should gather together your OWN damn army.

Since you don't want to support the government of the United States and want to secede.

What a piece of shit that jackass is.

[Lasher]

23. Wonder how he would raise the money?

He should just hire Jerkwater to go in and do his murdering for him. After all, everybody knows things are best done in the private sector. Surely he's not trying to defile himself with some of that big government federal money.

[Kali]

12. well I suppose it might unify the factions in Mexico...

:wtf:

[sarcasmo]

13. self delet

[Odin2005]

14. Perry is an idiot.

[EFerrari]

16. He is an idiot. Our border areas are actually among the safest places.

LOL

AP: Mexico-U.S. Border Actually Very Safe

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/06/03/national/main6543656.shtml

But there's nothing like the specter of little scary brown people to up a Republican's poll numbers. ;)

[madrchsod]

15. invade mexico? who will our troops be fighting?

good god... this guy is`t just an embarrassment to texas ,he`s an embarrassment to our country

[Bobbieo]

17. The Mexican Gov't sure as hell can't defeat the drug cartels. The cartels control the border

area in Texas.

[EFerrari]

19. (AP) It's one of the safest parts of America, and it's getting safer.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/06/03/national/main6543656.shtml

[Bobbieo]

20. I'm not saying American troops should invade Mexico but tell that lady who lost her husband

at Falcon Lake how safe the border is.

Yes, it is safe as long as you stay on the American side. But, how long will that last?

[Javaman]

21. Cement head strikes again.

maybe moron ricky will lead the charge.

[cstanleytech]

22. So the republicans managed to get us bogged down in 2 wars

and they think 3rd times the charm now????

[TwilightGardener]

25. I guess it's now OK for troops to be used as the "world's policemen"--

because that's essentially what Perry is proposing: our troops fighting Mexico's crime problem. Teh stupid...

[PavePusher]

28. If you haven't been paying attention...

we've been "the worlds policemen" for some 105 years or so.

[bossy22]

31. mexico's crime problem

is increasingly becoming "our crime problem" as well.

[Kali]

35. mexico's "crime problem" is a DIRECT result of our drug policies

and of OUR drug use. One simple act of legalization would wipe out a huge part of the WHOLE problem.

[AsahinaKimi]

26. Republicans are at war with everyone

different from them. Its not enough to put troops at the border, now they want to invade Mexico.
Kichigai zata ~ Psycho talk!

[bossy22]

30. not as crazy as it may seem

its alot better than afganistan/iraq. Over the last few years its been shown that the mexican military has been almost ineffectual at best at controlling these cartels (many times the military exacerbates the problem since officers are on the cartel payroll). If the situation continues to deteriorate and starts to spill over the border in greater frequency, Mexico may have no choice to ask for U.S. assitence. The U.S. would be smart to insist as well since the problem in mexico would/is becoming a problem in the U.S.- therefore we have a direct interest in the matter

in other words, if mexico can't clean up their own house than we may have to clean it up for them

[Kali]

37. we are already "assisting" them

do you have any idea how much drug war funding we give them? any idea how much "product" we import? demand will always be met if there is profit, and the higher the risk the more dangerous it becomes for everybody, including innocent bystanders

the whole thing would crumble if the US wasn't so hypocritical about "drugs"

[social_critic]

32. This guy is really stupid

Perry is incredibly stupid. He's really, really, really dumb. Real good GOP presidential candidate material.

[Steerpike]

33. Commander Perry!

Damn the burritos! Full speed ahead!

[tomg]

36. And then it's on to Canada.

What a dipshit.

[hunter]

40. Obviously, Mexico should send troops into Texas...

..to stem drug-related money laundering afflicting the border region and to assist their dimwitted Governor in extracting his head from his ass.

[closeupready]

41. Or we could just legalize the drugs that are the source of the related violence.

Much cheaper. Deficit reduction and all that, you know. Very, very important.

[daleo]

42. All these wars are bleeding the U.S. like a hemophiliac

It's a slow motion disaster.

God knows what a Mexican adventure would eventually cost.

[Old Troop]

43. Now if we can get "Black Jack" Pershing out of his very permanent

retirement, we can send a punitive expedition into Mexico just like in the good ol days.