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Southern Border Apprehensions Plummet As Additional Forces Are Deployed
Donald Trump’s border security promises are being implemented.
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Seems like overkill (and a waste of money) to send tanks to the border to arrest people on foot. But I guess since they can’t get their mass deportation going, they need to do something flashy?
Those aren’t tanks, they’re Stryker Armored Fighting Vehicles. They’re equipped with something called the CROWS or RWS (Common Remote Operated Weapons System / Remote (controlled) Weapons Station) that gives them the ability to see long range, day or night, stationary or on the move and they are “bullet proof” to just about anything a “coyote” (border smuggler) might have in his arsenal. They are uniquely able to safely and effectively execute the border mission.
In the late 80s I was there doing something similar with our FASVs (think camouflage dune buggy). We had TOW weapon systems day and night sights but had to stop the vehicle to use them. While we were moderately effective, the Stryker is the perfect platform for this mission.
If the border has been “closed” now, why do we need troops and these vehicles that look like combat weapons. Just doesn’t make sense.
This really isn’t a difficult concept, to keep a border under control, you must patrol it. As for why the combat vehicles, why not, they’re safe, don’t get stuck, have excellent area denial tools and the soldiers are intimately familiar with them.