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Texas National Guardsman allegedly shoots across U.S. border wounding man in Mexico
(www.cbsnews.com)
That is quite literally an act of war.
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An act of war is only such if the other side recognises it as such.
So if Mexico decide to see this has an isolated incident that can sorted out with some phone calls and hand wringing then it 'quite literally' isn't.
And of course that's what going to happen. To the point where it's not even worth mentioning that war will happen. In short, a rediculous comment.
No…”An action that would justify the initiation of hostilities against the perpetrator”
Mexico could use this event to justify war against the US. As you say, they will not — but they could if they wanted.
if they were completely nuts sure
Could you imagine the actual amount of ass kicking Mexico would receive of they declared war on the US?
Well, probably not. The US might just fortify its border with troops and material and try to talk them down. All while blasting anything that comes across the border.
Alamo 2 has a ring to it though
That is quite literally an act of ~~war~~ FREEDOM, YEEEHAWW.
America sucks. We are a gold plated garbage country of sociopathic owners and battered spouse peasants.
That said, no one wants to fuck with the war machine we maintain in lieu of funding the well-being of our society.
For context, there are 11 nuclear powered aircraft carriers on Earth, arguably the most potent Warfare platform Mankind has ever developed.
10 of those 11 are American. France has 1. Our supposed greatest threats are still rocking diesel powered junk.
An act of stupid
Isn't that what the Republicans want?
If this happened as described the person who did this should be handed over for trial in Mexico. Which isn't going to happen. Maybe the Mexican government should send their army to the border to protect their citizens.
If this happened as described, it's an overt act of war and Mexico is within its rights to invade the US, if it had the capability.
No it's not.
It might have been an accidental firing, it may have been some retard racist, it may have been twenty other things. Either way, two friendly neighbours that need each other's economies would not and should not start murmuring about war over relatively small incidents like these.
Yes, it hugely sucks for the victim and the US should financially pay for everything but that is what you have diplomats for.
It would be a casus belli, but it won't actually result in war. There's a difference. No matter what the situation, unless the US gives the shooter over to Mexico, it's a perfectly justified casus belli, just a useless one because there is no way that's happening and more diplomatic ways to handle it.
That is basically what I said. Friendly Countries don't typically go to war over the actions of an individual
It might have been an accidental firing
The chances of accidentally firing across a fucking river and hitting a moving person in the leg are approximately zero.
Eh, no, it's not. Any idea how many people are killed by stray bullets, each year? Those parties where people start shooting in the air... Those bullets have to come back down at some point, and they do, and unfortunately too often on people too.
It may have been on purpose, it may not. Claiming it's impossible is nonsense
Well no. A single dumbass soldier has never been a casus belli.
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i hate texas
I was wondering how long it would be before Texas stopped recognizing Mexican sovereign territory. I'm surprised it's taken this long.
Taken this long? Texas exists because they don't give a shit about what belongs to Mexico.
This is not the first cross border shooting.
Sadly, it's pretty common. The Conservatives of the US Supreme Court even weighed in on one of them and said it was a-okay to murder a kid across the border.
I guess we'll have to give Texas back to Mexico as reparations... We sure won't miss it.
No sports allowed! Only war
I guess, it's time for Round 2 for Mexico and the US.
For those wanting more about Border Patrol killings:
Similarly, the actions of CBP officers also affect the number of migrant deaths. The CBP Office of Professional Responsibility reported that 151 CBP-related deaths occurred in FY 2021. This figure includes migrant deaths that occur in CBP custody as a result of use of force by a CBP officer and vehicle collisions that occur during active pursuit by the CBP, among other causes.
In June of 2022, the CBP reported a use of force incident that resulted in the death of one individual. Migrant deaths that resulted after high-speed chases by the CBP in 2022 have been documented in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.
These incidents are currently being investigated by Homeland Security Investigations.
However, the comprehensiveness of CBP data has been scrutinized by the GAO, which stated in April of 2022 that “Border Patrol has not collected and recorded, or reported to Congress, complete data on migrant deaths, or disclosed associated data limitations.”
https://usafacts.org/articles/how-many-people-die-crossing-the-us-mexico-border/
Supreme Court Rules Border Patrol Agents Who Shoot Foreign Nationals Can't Be Sued
It's insane how much immunity people with guns get
Oh wow we're getting a sequel to a few good men now?