Thread: Officials debate threat of cartels along Texas border

Officials debate threat of cartels along Texas border

October 14, 2011 9:01 PM

THE BROWNSVILLE HERALD



At least two U.S. congressmen from Texas on Friday disputed a recent report penned by two retired U.S. Army officers that states the area along the Texas-Mexico border has become a war zone because of the ongoing drug cartel violence.

U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D- Laredo, and U.S. Rep. Sylvestre Reyes, D- El Paso, voiced concerns — at times heated — that the re-port, “Texas Border Security: A Strategic Military Assessment,â€

The border is a war zone, some thirty years ago i lived on the border today it is a far different world, dangerous and unpredictable as to where the danger can occur, would not think of living in the area I once did, other then signs that say United States many places on this side now belong to Mexico IMO.

[quote]“Would you call Washington, D.C., a war zone? Just a yes or no,â€

[size=117]“Most unsettling is the bodies showing up on our ranches in Brooks County,â€

[quote="Achilles"][quote]“Would you call Washington, D.C., a war zone? Just a yes or no,â€

I find it upsetting that fictional TV detective shows depict the most gruesome corpses imaginable, just to sell consumer products, while real pictures from actual crime scenes are blurred out because they might upset viewers. Viewers need to be upset about gruesome, real crime scenes... and outraged enough to shut down the smugglers.

VERY TRUE////////////////