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DesideriScuri -> RE: America First, a logical approach (1/27/2017 11:14:38 AM)
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ORIGINAL: jlf1961
Forget the wall, great idea in concept, lousy when it comes to logistics, and it would cost too much.
18 U.S. Code § 1385 - Use of Army and Air Force as posse comitatus states that Federal troops cannot be used as law enforcement.
However, they can be used for border security, which is actually one of the specific areas of responsibility assigned to the US Army.
So I propose that we bring all US Military personnel presently stationed in countries where there is a high "anti america" attitude and assign them to patrol and secure the border with Mexico.
This in turn will save the Department of Defense close the 30 Billion dollars, since they will no longer be maintaining bases in those countries, and it will save the US Government an additional 69.8 Billion in lease payments for those bases.
This also means that drug smugglers will no longer out gun the border patrol since the troops will have mil spec weapons as well as armored and air support.
Now granted, it will be a bit difficult to tell illegal aliens wanting jobs from drug mules, so the "shoot first, shoot often rule" will have to go into effect.
So, for the poor innocent border jumpers, we will provide medical care (at least enough to stabilize them so they can be sent back to Mexico.)
Drug mules and cartel members who are dispatched in military preventive action will be left where they fell as a warning to any who want to try in the future.
Considering the number of troops that would be pulled back, it would mean that the entire border can be patrolled 24 hours a day, seven days a week and the patrols will be less than a quarter mile apart.
Furthermore, we can mobilize the real gun nuts who are aching for a reason to shoot at someone as a permanent duty national border defense force, paid at 1/3 of what we pay our regular troops and they have to supply their own ammo and uniforms (worked for the militia in the 18th and 19th centuries.)
Now the plus side is that this will draw all the nut jobs who somehow legally obtained firearms and are the highest risk at being involved in mass shootings and putting them where they can actually serve a purpose to society.
Now this actually will provide a way for the US government to create a new revenue source.
The government does own facilities that actually makes ammo. So, all the ammo that has been stored for years can be sold to the new border militia units since they will have to carry ammo that will not violate the geneva conventions (sorry guys, no wad cutters or flying ashtrays. i.e big bore hollow points.)
Now the best thing is this.
For those, such as myself who happens to own two surplus military cargo trucks, it makes for a unique business opportunity. Those trucks are uniquely suited to operate in some of those areas where normal off road vehicles will not go. I can make a fortune running supplies to these militia members (not to mention gives me a chance to get rid of some of the older MRE's I have stock piled.)
Maybe use Border Patrol positions as "step-down" or transitional positions for retiring military? I'd love that. They're trained already. And (at least at this point in time) it's going to be less like a war zone, so those retiring military might have an easier transition back into being civilians.
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