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XorXor

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24. It's all just a wasteful useless show for the base

Sat Nov 19, 2022, 02:21 AM

Nov 2022

Ask any Trumper (or whatever they are now) what they think about this, and they say how awesome they think it is. Further ask them why it makes sense to use heavy fuel hungry military APCs on the US-Mexico border, and you can be certain they won't have anything close to a sensible answer. Then if you try to explain the issue with it, they will happily ignore everything you say.

I'm certain this is going to happen to me over the next week when/if this topic is brought up.

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Texas Guard to send tank-like military vehicles to the border [View all] Judi Lynn Nov 2022 OP

How many Texas families are food insecure right now while these fucking howler monkeys are onecaliberal Nov 2022 #1

What could go wrong General Abbott? CRUSH them with tanks. Yeah, that'll work... Evolve Dammit Nov 2022 #2

and the civilians are armed with what? Marthe48 Nov 2022 #3

K&R Solly Mack Nov 2022 #4

If I were a thief, I'd be headed for Texas right now. usonian Nov 2022 #5

And exactly what are these ancient personnel carriers going to do in the middle of nowhere? Ray Bruns Nov 2022 #6

Exactly. AverageOldGuy Nov 2022 #9

It's all just a wasteful useless show for the base XorXor Nov 2022 #24

This is like a giant..... McKim Nov 2022 #53

Yup! Grins Nov 2022 #25

Exactly what the state highway patrol and national guard do... carpetbagger Nov 2022 #49

But, but, but the article says they're tanks. SlimJimmy Nov 2022 #54

Do these have air conditioning? RainCaster Nov 2022 #7

I've never seen an M-113 with air conditioning. James48 Nov 2022 #10

I spent 5 years in these. kairos12 Nov 2022 #22

Did it smell like pee in there? twodogsbarking Nov 2022 #28

I've never seen an M-113 with air conditioning. James48 Nov 2022 #11

It's been cold again. LOL LeftInTX Nov 2022 #17

I doubt it. Only Modern Battle Tanks have them now, and, not for the crew. Oneironaut Nov 2022 #18

Open the hatch sarisataka Nov 2022 #19

Welcome to America... bahboo Nov 2022 #8

They generate enormous environmental damage in arid and desert areas off road, and unregulated Ford_Prefect Nov 2022 #12

Greg Abbott: Mall Cop LuvLoogie Nov 2022 #13

Whoa! Top this DeSantis! hay rick Nov 2022 #14

...apprehend asylum seekers. thomski64 Nov 2022 #26

Is this a big dick moment for Abbott? BOSSHOG Nov 2022 #15

Maybe Nancy Pelosi can dispatch her gazpacho to the border. hay rick Nov 2022 #29

WTF?? What is he going to do with those? LeftInTX Nov 2022 #16

Get fucked, Greg Abbott. LudwigPastorius Nov 2022 #20

Texas shares over 1,200 miles of border with Mexico so there's no way people can avoid these APCs Kennah Nov 2022 #21

Aside from the questionable legality of this, this is extremely wasteful XorXor Nov 2022 #23

Political theater at the expense of Texans & our national guard onetexan Nov 2022 #27

Why can't/doesn't mexico secure their own southern borders childfreebychoice Nov 2022 #30

They apprehended 300,000 migrants last year carpetbagger Nov 2022 #50

Exactly what are the going to do with these???? moonshinegnomie Nov 2022 #31

That is not a Christian response. The Jungle 1 Nov 2022 #32

in my opinion christ left the gop decades ago.... dembotoz Nov 2022 #41

I am going to put this out there. The Jungle 1 Nov 2022 #46

starting too dembotoz Nov 2022 #47

The Texans that voted for these crazy fucking assholes, are bluestarone Nov 2022 #33

What counts as a metric for success with this stunt? chriscan64 Nov 2022 #34

Agreed. Although, I'd call it expensive wasteful theater. XorXor Nov 2022 #40

Yes, expensive. chriscan64 Nov 2022 #42

"Tank-like," lol malthaussen Nov 2022 #35

Should have said armored vehicle. That would get the point across XorXor Nov 2022 #38

"around 50 soldiers will be trained to operate the vehicles..." malthaussen Nov 2022 #36

We sent a bunch of these to Ukraine recently. XorXor Nov 2022 #39

There's no more cowardly creature than a Texas Republican. hunter Nov 2022 #37

Cost sloopdog50 Nov 2022 #43

The voters of Texas, presumably not fooled Nov 2022 #45

Around 80,000 built total, Mr Google tells me... malthaussen Nov 2022 #44

Texas BBQ sucks too. BidenRocks Nov 2022 #48

These M113s are NOT tanks. They are armored personnel carriers. That said... COL Mustard Nov 2022 #51

Damn, those woman with babies in arms sure do scare republicans republianmushroom Nov 2022 #52

Theater. mahina Nov 2022 #55