Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Santa Anna's Ghost Returns

Good news for those who worry about troubles on the U.S.-Mexico border leading to militarization of that border: it's already happening. Except the troops aren't ours.

It is fascinating that a man who has staked his presidency on American security is so willing to be blind regarding our own border. It would be one thing if Mexican authorities were crossing to capture criminals. We've done that, and I don't see that it would be bad to set up an agreement or three allotting those rights. But that isn't what's happening. They're crossing our border to aid and abett criminal activity. That's unacceptable, and if it continues, there will be an international incident. It's only a question of how soon, and how bloody, it will be.

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