printPOLITICAL PARTICLES IN MOTION, SUSPENDED IN GAS. With the midterm elections looming, politicians have accelerated their Brownian motion—that is “the random movement of microscopic particles suspended in gas or liquid.” BHO is sending the promised bureaucrats to the border, to act in a “command-and-control’ and other support positions.” Presumably, to supervise local troopers and make sure they do not use force against aggressors:
Administration officials on Monday announced that the 1,200 National Guard troops pledged weeks ago by President Obama will deploy to the southwest border starting on Aug. 1 as part of an effort to bring the region “under control.”
Alan Bersin, commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, said the troops would “support” the work of Department of Homeland Security personnel already operating on the border.
“The Guard has been a tried and tested support to law enforcement … and I’m confident they’ll prove it again in this instance,” Bersin said.
He said the deployment will coincide with a boost in surveillance technology in the region.
The rights of life, liberty and property are meaningless—rights in name only—unless defended vigorously and forcefully against aggressors.
National guard? Border patrol? US Marines or the French Foreign Legion. None of it matters if the leadership isn’t committed to getting the job done. This is nothing but posturing. If they do allow the troops to be effective I’ll wager they slack off as soon as the national spot light goes on something else. Perhaps, since so many people are fed up with the intolerable situation on the border, as well as in the cities up north or in the midwest this situation won’t be allowed to go back to the status quo.
US-Mexican is about 2000 miles long. That’s less than one soldier per mile. That ought to work out great!
Ilana,
There are so many ways one could go with “POLITICAL PARTICLES IN MOTION, SUSPENDED IN GAS”. What a great line! I think Brownian motion is a good description of this. The temerature must be rising with the coming of the midterms.
John Derbyshire says forget the wall across the US-Mexican border, he wants a wall around Washington DC.
Alan Bersin, commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, said the troops would “support” the work …
You know — providing water, food, shelter … voter registration …
We have seen these feckless “half-measure” feints before under previous administrations. Then politicians announce that they do not work and need either: (1) to consider “comprehensive amnesty” and/or (2)some idiotic internal surveillance program where ordinary Americans get treated as if this country is one giant airport (e.g. TSA style).
It is possible to build and staff a real border wall (in fact, a certain middle eastern ENTITY did it as did various European countries a couple decades ago).