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George,
I'm not sure I understand your post.

My 1st impression is that this is a positive step by the US Gov.

I think the situation in Mexico is underreported and I'm trying to post...

I guess "somebody" is paying attention.

From Foreign Policy .com:
http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/03/27/was_obama
"The New York Times reports, following the Mexican media, that Hillary...

http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13234157

The link from The Economist (On the trail of the traffickers Mar 5th 2009) is interesting. It is the most detailed information I have...

I'd like to note that my security concerns about the War in Mexico are just that - security concerns. If this was happening in Quebec I'd also be concerned.

Further, my questions about the role...

I'd like to note that my security concerns about the War in Mexico are just that - security concerns. If this was happening in Quebec I'd also be concerned.

Further, my questions about the role...

So what sized SQD (and PLT?) did you come up with? How was it armed?

Also:

How long does it take to train a SQD?
What would the "personnel cycle"/rotation policy be like?
And most...

1) My Advanced Operations Warfighting Course Instructor sent my class an email directing us to watch the President's speach.

2) The email chain started with LTG William B. Caldwell IV, then to his...

David,
Thanks for the response. I realize that building an organization like the Ulster Defense Regiment, and the Home Service Force of the Royal Irish Reg, was a stop gap during the worst part of...

From the IHT: World worries how U.S. will pay for stimulus

http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/30/business/borrow.1-419211.php?WT.mc_id=glob_mrktg_lnk1&WT.mc_ev=click

I'm not sure what we're...

David,
Thanks. I keep forgetting that British Army units were, and are, stationed in Ulster (like 1st (US) AD in WWII). From my reading it sounds like it took over 5 years for the British government...

Does anybody have any feedback on the IDF MTOE and task org for Gaza? Or general comments about the IDF SQD/PLT/CO?

Also, any feedback about the British experience in "up" and "down" armoring...

I agree with you about buying off the politicians - but the Mexican Presidential term is 6 years. President Calderon appears to be fully committed to fighting the war for the next 3+ years. The...

Name a GO who has been held responsible for anything. A CPT loses a piece of gear, or a Soldier, there is a 15-6 etc, but if a GO is losing the war nobody appears to care.:mad:

Ref MikeF's post above: I think we will find out soon. The narco terrorists in Mexico are operating at SQD and PLT level and "escorting" drugs into the US with simmilar sized formations.

They...

Thanks- great links.

According to Robert McCaa, the total "demographic cost" during the Mexican Revolution 1910-1920 was approximately 2.1 million people. (McCaa, Robert.“Missing Millions: The Demographic Costs of the...

I have posted this basic message in a few places to try and get different ideas from folks.

RFI #1 is:
Is there a ethnic/group self-identification side to the war in Mexico that we're not...

url]http://www.latimes.com/news/la-na-drug-kidnappings12-2009feb12,0,3927610.story[/url]

The war in Mexico is being "fought" here in the US.

Atlanta and Phoenix are the canaries in this coal...

As a general response ..... we tend to forget how messy "winning" can be.
I'm not sure that Geo Washington would have been looking for a manager - he was looking for folks who wanted to win.

Year...

Ref the message above. I'll work on the editing. Thanks.

An estimated 2.1 million people died in the last civil war in Mexico, out of an estimated population of about 15-17 million. (see McCaa, Robert.“Missing Millions: The Demographic Costs of the Mexican...