I'm-a take a pass on this idea, Guvnah:

[underlankers.livejournal.com]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-15140560#story_continues_1

The governor who takes pride in having executed more people than any other governor of modern times and who wanted to secede up until swine flu happened has come up with yet another brilliant idea. He now wants the USA to intervene yet again in another Mexican Civil War. More unfortunately this is approaching the 100-year anniversary of the last time we tried this shit. It didn't work under Woody Willy and in today's age of IEDs, Kalashkinovs making for abundant, cheap firepower, and cheap ability to buy fancier stuff from outside powers this is even less likely to work.

Seriously, this idea is nuts. Mexico doesn't hold onto Mexico very well, the USA would be in for Vietnam times ten here. Why's this guy the GOP frontrunner again?

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[oportet.livejournal.com]

Going to war with countries/groups you gave weapons too is a little frustrating in itself, but you can make a little sense of it - people can change their ways, you can change your mind, the seesaw went to far to the other side, etc.

Going to war with a country/group you are currently giving weapons to will be a little harder to defend. Super-realistic training op?

[underlankers.livejournal.com]

That's the best face that can be put on it. The worst is that Perry's General Ursus with none of the subtlety and thought for diplomacy.

[eracerhead.livejournal.com]

Why's this guy the GOP frontrunner again?

When you aren't particularly bright, you vote for anyone who sounds confident and speaks your language.

[notmrgarrison.livejournal.com]

I can believe in that.

[htpcl.livejournal.com]

He screwed up on the last debate, that didn't sound very confident from him but what do I know.

[underlankers.livejournal.com]

A fair point. In the land of the blind the one-eyed man can be king.

[sandwichwarrior.livejournal.com]

Actually if you bellieve straw poles Herman Cain is the front runner.

[gunslnger.livejournal.com]

That explains why the media likes him...

[devil-ad-vocate.livejournal.com]

Us Texans are mighty proud to offer our boy to be yor Prezident.

[paedraggaidin.livejournal.com]

Why?

It's a year of crazy, and his crazy sounds the best to many among those screaming that Obama is making America into a communist dictatorship with his evil, un-Biblical socialism (there was a letter to the editor in the Wichita Eagle the other day that said exactly that) while also screaming that budget troubles had better not touch their Medicare/social security.

2012 might well be remembered as the year everyone lost their shit.

[devil-ad-vocate.livejournal.com]

must be something in the water.

[mahnmut.livejournal.com]

Did you see this?
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-september-29-2011/wayne-s-world

There's literally NO way of pleasing some people.

[underlankers.livejournal.com]

Point.

[underlankers.livejournal.com]

A bigger one of which is "what the Hell army would be fighting this war?" No Rummy cheapskate army is going to occupy all of Mexico.

[the-rukh.livejournal.com]

Wow, he's definitely an "Every problem looks like a nail" type of guy isn't he. Drug issue? KILL IT WITH GUNS!!!

[the-rukh.livejournal.com]

I wonder if he is "War" of the riders of the apocalypse.

[terminator44.livejournal.com]

It worked in NARC.

[meus-ovatio.livejournal.com]

Sounds good to me.

[underlankers.livejournal.com]

Yo Quiero Taco Hell. ;p

[allhatnocattle.livejournal.com]

Not more wars, but bigger, longer, better wars closer to home.

[underlankers.livejournal.com]

Depends on how you define better, but longer and bigger would certainly be the case. Ain't no way to hold down a society of 100 million people with 100,000 troops deliberately set up to wage war on the cheap. And the GOP will pass a conscription act when Hell freezes over.

[jerseycajun.livejournal.com]

I could see this kind of nonsense coming the moment he announced his intention to run.

Great Scott is this a weak slate of candidates. It's no wonder that whenever someone new enters it they take a tentative lead. Everyone hopes the new guy will be better than the rest, and then they open their mouths.

[underlankers.livejournal.com]

This is certainly the best slate of candidates the Democrats could possibly have hoped for. The problem for them will be when Obama terms out.....

Great plan.

[squidb0i.livejournal.com]

One poorly aimed round hits the wrong person and suddenly you have an international incident that could lead to an actual war. With Mexico of all places.

[gunslnger.livejournal.com]

Why's this guy the GOP frontrunner again?

Because that's what the media wants you to think. Ron Paul has actually outperformed every other GOP candidate in every normal measurement, but the media can't let him be a frontrunner.

http://themoderatevoice.com/121040/ron-paul-can-win-a-history-lesson/

[anfalicious.livejournal.com]

He doesn't have the institutional support though, which is a pity, because he's the best candidate in the field.