Thread: Americans are dying because of White House inaction

Murder on the border

Americans are dying because of White House inaction

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES
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The Washington Times
10:24 p.m., Tuesday, December 28, 2010



Brian Terry died for President Obama's sins. Mr. Terry, a U.S. Border Patrol agent, was killed during operations against bandits near the southern Arizona town of Rio Rico, approximately 15 miles inside the U.S. border. Here and along other infiltration routes, gangsters prey on illegal aliens and drug smugglers or serve as private security forces for gangs engaged in illegal activities. Agent Terry was part of a four-man Border Patrol Tactical Unit sent to engage the bandits, and he was shot down in the resulting firefight.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano offered condolences to Mr. Terry's family but met a sharp rejoinder from his father, Kent, who said, "You gotta wake your man up in the White House." Ms. Napolitano countered that Mr. Obama has "done more in the last two years than any other president," and when pressed by reporters on the matter said she did not "think it appropriate for the media to try to pick this as a fight." The border-security issue, however, was not invented by the press, and government functionaries are poor judges of what kind of media coverage is appropriate, especially when it deals with their own questionable performance.

The Terry family called Ms. Napolitano's claim that Mr. Obama has done more than any other president to deal with border security "empty words," and the notion is easily proved false. Whatever accomplishments the Obama administration may claim, they pale against the aggressive and successful border-security policies President Eisenhower pursued in the 1950s. Woodrow Wilson's response to cross-border activity by Mexican gangs was to send 4,800 troops over the border. Mr. Obama's most notable actions have been to unleash the Justice Department on Arizona for taking small steps to try to deal with the problem of illegals and to push the Dream Act, a backdoor amnesty nightmare that thankfully ended when the Senate woke up and defeated it.

Worsening conditions in the United States reflect the situation in northern Mexico, which resembles a full-scale insurgency. There, the "war on drugs" is not just a slogan; it's a daily struggle fought with guns and machetes. More than 30,000 people have been killed in drug-related violence in Mexico since 2006. In 2010, narco killings were up 73 percent over 2009. Mexico tied this year with Pakistan for the greatest number of journalists killed during the year (14). The northern state of Sonora is under a literal state of siege as drug cartels struggle over access to the most lucrative smuggling routes into America. In Juarez, Mexico, across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas, almost nine people are killed on average per day, making it proportionately the most violent city in the world. Conditions there are so dangerous that college football players from Notre Dame and Miami in El Paso for the Sun Bowl have surrendered their passports to their coaches and been briefed by the FBI on the perils of crossing the border.

Northern Mexico is descending into drug-fueled chaos and soon will join the list of the world's ungovernable spaces. It's a growing threat that reaches across the U.S. border through smuggling, illegal immigration, secondary crime and potential terrorist infiltration. If Mr. Obama had done more than any other president to address the issue, it wouldn't be making more headlines. Ms. Napolitano says the press should not pick this issue as a fight, but we hope Mr. Obama will, when he gets back from his vacation.

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Ms. Napolitano says the press should not pick this issue as a fight, but we hope Mr. Obama will, when he gets back from his vacation.

Don't hold your breath.

On average 25 Americans are killed a month. 13 By Drunk off they're Ass Illegal Aliens driving a bullet called a car/truck; 12 by Violent Crime by an Illegal Alien.

Thats on line with how many of our soldiers are being killed in Afghanistan

While Napolitano is eating donut's and still collecting a pay check for substandard performance

Every time I read an article like this one I always think of the terms: "They were Expendable" and "Acceptable Losses." Immediately followed by the thought: "When is this fornicating government going to be held accountable?"

I can't remember one time in my life that the best interests of ordinary American citizens came first as far as the actions of all levels of government. (excluding minor law rules)

I'm 55 now and have been politically conscious since I was 13.

Originally Posted by Ratbstard

Every time I read an article like this one I always think of the terms: "They were Expendable" and "Acceptable Losses." Immediately followed by the thought: "When is this fornicating government going to be held accountable?"

I can't remember one time in my life that the best interests of ordinary American citizens came first as far as the actions of all levels of government. (excluding minor law rules)

I'm 55 now and have been politically conscious since I was 13.

I must be Mrs. RatBstard.

Originally Posted by Ratbstard

Every time I read an article like this one I always think of the terms: "They were Expendable" and "Acceptable Losses." Immediately followed by the thought: "When is this fornicating government going to be held accountable?"

I can't remember one time in my life that the best interests of ordinary American citizens came first as far as the actions of all levels of government. (excluding minor law rules)

I'm 55 now and have been politically conscious since I was 13.

So if we have American acceptable loss's how many illegals are considered acceptable "loss's"? We have 5 American agents/police die and its "acceptable" as its the risk with the job.... but 1 illegal dies and somehow its a national travesty because 1 poor illegal was killed by an officer or border agent...

Crapolitano needs to be FIRED, and Obama needs to be IMPEACHED for violating his oath of office. “ I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. â€

States actually have the right under invasion to declare war and could even take control of local national guard in the short term. Would have to be border states thou.

Wonder if such a tactic would benefit towards getting impeachment procedings goig.

Originally Posted by Syanis

States actually have the right under invasion to declare war and could even take control of local national guard in the short term

. Would have to be border states thou.

Wonder if such a tactic would benefit towards getting impeachment procedings goig.

California did it during the "Watts" riots in LA. And other state have called a "Police State"