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27. Political theater at the expense of Texans & our national guard

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sat Nov 19, 2022, 04:20 AM

Nov 2022

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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