tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post1436475790246472921..comments2023-04-22T12:32:24.799-07:00Comments on The House of Substance: Evidence AplentySubstance McGravitashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118764163822188800noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-30975126879521613292010-09-23T18:40:07.121-07:002010-09-23T18:40:07.121-07:00It's actually a pretty typical example. Peopl...It's actually a pretty typical example. People were screaming about the flow of weapons south ten, even twenty years ago. Governments teamed up to deny it was significant, or even important. By the time they were willing to get out of denial and recognize the problem represented by the flow of weapons to the drug cartels, the options for acquiring weapons had multiplied and metastasized to the point where even if you shut down the primary source, you still have the dual problem of way too many weapons already in theater and way too many sources available to the cartels.<br /><br />Their core competency, after all, is breaking borders. Drugs, weapons, people. It really doesn't matter what the product is. The important thing to understand is that the Mexican government is NOT in charge of Mexico, they only fill the roles the cartels aren't interested in....mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13057701313718589322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-19410905509189620022010-09-23T18:33:22.887-07:002010-09-23T18:33:22.887-07:00It actually would have eight or ten years ago. Th...It actually would have eight or ten years ago. The small arms trade is so globalized and the cartels have so many connections in various capitals that it's just way too late. <br /><br />Shut down the flow of Bushmaster M4s and Norinco AKs and you'll get RPGs and PKMs from any one of a dozen arms traders. <br /><br />It's now a 21st century civil war, a battle for access to international commerce, and the government is, frankly, losing...mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13057701313718589322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-84757625150477226612010-09-23T18:00:18.764-07:002010-09-23T18:00:18.764-07:00How about if the US gun dealers stopped selling AK...How about if the US gun dealers stopped selling AK-47 replicas and ammunition to Mexican drug cartels? Would that help?Smut Clydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409476490132867809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-91190647383262742342010-09-23T16:40:18.288-07:002010-09-23T16:40:18.288-07:00Presumably the cops who are so scared they're ...Presumably the cops who are so scared they're begging for help managed to scare those guys off.Substance McGravitashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04118764163822188800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-81843622684966033482010-09-23T16:36:06.631-07:002010-09-23T16:36:06.631-07:00Kind of seems to me that if they're always for...Kind of seems to me that if they're always forgetting to take their ammo with them, they're not much of a tactical threat.<br /><br />What, is it the Mexican Alzheimer's Front or something?mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13057701313718589322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-83089257949953170042010-09-23T16:24:25.558-07:002010-09-23T16:24:25.558-07:00That's O.K., they could be M.O.T.S. the Hoople...That's O.K., they could be M.O.T.S. the Hoople.<br />~ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©https://www.blogger.com/profile/06252371815131259831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-30696242444303244712010-09-23T16:02:05.012-07:002010-09-23T16:02:05.012-07:00But then the city of Mesa would have to change its...But then the city of Mesa would have to change its name to More Of The Same.Substance McGravitashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04118764163822188800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-39054002283808444172010-09-23T15:49:20.789-07:002010-09-23T15:49:20.789-07:00Perhaps the coal-extraction industry can help them...Perhaps the coal-extraction industry can help them there. This is a job for PRIVATE ENTERPRISE.Smut Clydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409476490132867809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-74114333519936222772010-09-23T15:34:53.249-07:002010-09-23T15:34:53.249-07:00They just need to flatten that state out, a bit.They just need to flatten that state out, a bit.Another Kiwihttp://eusa-riddled.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-64429292054643954662010-09-23T12:47:42.273-07:002010-09-23T12:47:42.273-07:00but we find these pieces of intel
He will be going...<i>but we find these pieces of intel</i><br />He will be going on about humint and comint next. Put down the Tom Clancy book!!<br /><br />Precisely what hill-climbing help does Arizona need? Walking poles?Smut Clydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409476490132867809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-39817877644856951602010-09-23T10:53:56.684-07:002010-09-23T10:53:56.684-07:00Isn't it rich?
Are we a thrill?
Me here alone ...Isn't it rich?<br />Are we a thrill?<br />Me here alone on the ground,<br />You on the hill.<br />Send in the drones.Substance McGravitashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04118764163822188800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-86789777346815703452010-09-23T09:54:23.134-07:002010-09-23T09:54:23.134-07:00Babeu's website includes news items about drug...<i>Babeu's website includes news items about drug spotters on hilltops and in caves in Arizona.</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w01TrLoNX8" title="The Charms" rel="nofollow">Hill and gully rider</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY4J8hqQgDU" title="King Yellowman" rel="nofollow">hill and gully!</a><br /><br />From the "hilltops" link:<br /><br /><i>If they're on the hilltops, it doesn't take a detective or law enforcement to tell you they have a tactical advantage. We need help in Arizona."</i><br /><br />It's time to take back our hilltops, America! With big guns, big, big guns.J—https://www.blogger.com/profile/18170012454374960050noreply@blogger.com