Imagine if each USMC, USA, or NG company could be sent to a major urban center in the US for training before entering into Afghanistan or Iraq. What if units that were to be sent to patrol the Iraqi border were first sent to the US-Mexico border for practice. Each unit could practice using soft power and influence in order to develop sources, maintain a positive presence, and learn community policing skills. In addition, each area selected would have the added benefit of the extra security provided through each training cycle. If we have no reasonable expectation of US troops successfully operating within environments of a shared culture, then why should be expect them to be successful overseas? This would not violate Posse Comitatus anymore or less than the old JTF 6 counter drug missions along the border.