Merry Christmas, N! I hope the new year treats you well!
VG

I feel bad for those troops. Being pulled away from their families the week before Christmas because the current administration has thrown open the door at the border. Total lack of leadership.

I was on my way home from work and I pulled my car off the highway and watched 18 Greyhound buses filled with troops and with their gear strapped on top of the buses deploying for the Air Force Base they were deploying from. I sat there and cried realizing our troops were being deployed inside the USA. Not a happy time for me. N

He was also a Regular Army advisor to the Texas National Guard! Fun and games.

Hey booboo! We don't need the Texas National Guard alone. Didn't you know a batallion was deployed from Ft Hood in 1968 and went to Chicago for their National Convention? My X2 was the leader of that little episode! Woo Woo. N

Did you ever hear the story of 'One riot. One Ranger?'

Hey we chased Pancho Villa back across the Border with his troops, we can do the same with a bunch of civilians. Don't underestimate Texas! That's been done before!

by federal law, 1/2 of a state's Guard MUST remain in the state

i'd call 4,000 a good start
not 400

The last time El Paso was this dangerous is the time that Clint Eastwood portrayed in For a Few Dollars More.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZqZ3...