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US troops dispatched by Trump install razor wire on Mexico border in 'political stunt' days ahead of midterm elections
2018-11-05
[Independent] US troops dispatched by Donald Trump to the US-Mexico border have started erecting fences and laying out razor wire, a purported defence against Central American migrants, but which have been dismissed as a "political stunt" on the eve of midterm elections.

Images from the US border town of Hidalgo, Texas, located on the banks of the Rio Grande, show armed soldiers normally based at Fort Riley, Kansas, erecting fences and laying rolls of wire close to the site of the McAllen-Hidalgo International Bridge. The troops ‐ the first of an anticipated 7,000-strong deployment ‐ were from the 97th Military Police Battalion, according to a Getty photographer.

Mr Trump has in recent days vowed to send thousands of troops south to help secure the border against what he has termed a possible "invasion" of migrants from countries such as El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala, all of which suffer from chronic levels of violence and grinding poverty.
Posted by:Besoeker

#22  Political stunt? As SofD General Mattis said when asked, "We don't do stunts."
Posted by: JohnQC   2018-11-05 18:01  

#21  only need 3 words: FRONT TOWARD ENEMY
Posted by: Glolush Whusotch4899   2018-11-05 16:06  

#20  Claymores every 10 yards?
Posted by: Spot   2018-11-05 14:48  

#19  And better electrify the wire and have rubber bullets ready.
Posted by: gorb   2018-11-05 14:47  

#18  Hoping a bunch of mules get entangled.

Actually, they're the ones who could probably use asylum. Oh, wait, the drug miles . . . .
Posted by: gorb   2018-11-05 14:46  

#17  I believe the Israelis have a working 'model' that appears to operate with decent efficiency.

If one was truly evil, towers with weapons linked into a game format with the vid displaying 'zombies' invading your compound. Free to play from your PC or favorite game console. "Is it live or is it Memorex?"
Posted by: Procopius2k   2018-11-05 14:11  

#16  Having been trained on the numerous ways to penetrate a Concertina wire barrier, remembering they are a delaying obstacle and keep the honest people out is a good rule of thumb.

The Hesco units with concertina is also good, especially if you use the dirt from in front of it to form a ditch (I would like to fill the ditch with razor sharp spikes... but that violates a rule of law somewhere).

But again, Hesco are designed to stop bullets and shrapnel and honest people. If unmanned, the enemy can go under, over or through 'em. They are just wire, cloth and dirt after all.

The reality is, even with a high tech wall it will take people and dogs patrolling it 24/7 and with underground sensors to detect people traffic and digging. There isn't any real way around it.
Posted by: DarthVader   2018-11-05 12:03  

#15  Only because there are mines, guards and dogs along the whole way.
Posted by: DarthVader   2018-11-05 11:54  

#14  Ref DV's comment: It keeps most of the North Koreans in North Korea.
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-11-05 11:52  

#13  What DV said.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2018-11-05 11:15  

#12  Sorry
The described barrier is called a Hesco bastion. Great you tube video available, but I’m too tech limited to cut and pasted from my phone.
Posted by: Rob06   2018-11-05 10:53  

#11  ....Charlie Carlos in the wire.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2018-11-05 10:49  

#10  What about those collapsible baskets that are debris mesh supported by metal frames. Look to be about 6 feet high and can be filled on site by dirt, sand, and or rocks? Create a line of those, topped with razor wire to prevent the errant wild burro from getting trapped.

Monitor the stretches of this “rapid wall” and leave a few guarded gaps for migratory animals. Anyone climbing over is an invader.
Posted by: Rob06   2018-11-05 10:46  

#9  Wire is easy to cut and penetrate if there isn't someone around to guard it. It is a delaying obstacle only.

A wall with sniper towers and machine gun nests would be better.
Posted by: DarthVader   2018-11-05 09:03  

#8  Hoping a bunch of mules get entangled.
Posted by: Slats Crereth9565   2018-11-05 08:11  

#7  Hope the wire stays when the troops are withdrawn.

First time a cow or bunny gets caught in the wire PETA and Greenpeace will sue.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2018-11-05 08:08  

#6  ...This is starting to look like yet another case of the President not giving in when he was supposed to. The pictures from the caravan were supposed to make the Administration back down, the military wasn't really supposed to deploy, and the caravaners really didn't expect to be challenged.

Wonder if there'll be some kind of 'event' down there today...

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2018-11-05 05:44  

#5  Not to far left MSM. The caravan was the misfiring political stunt
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2018-11-05 04:46  

#4  Hope the wire stays when the troops are withdrawn.
Posted by: Slats Crereth9565   2018-11-05 04:31  

#3  Could use Seismic sensors for that too.
Posted by: newc   2018-11-05 02:28  

#2  No one said shit when Bill Clinton was President and we detained 30,000 Hatian and Cuban "Migrants" in GTMO before you knew what it was. I was Personally there as Quartermaster for those camps. I know what is happening and what needs to happen.

And it is very expensive, but they CANNOT come in This Way.
Posted by: newc   2018-11-05 02:24  

#1  Parallel triple bands with fencing and ground sensor (stunts) as time permits please.
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-11-05 02:22  

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