The United States border patrol has been firing tear gas and other projectiles at the Mexicans, not on United States soil but at the residents living along the border. This is something that amounts to an undeclared war. Residents along the border on the Mexican side complain that it is not the residents that are goading and baiting the border patrol but those that would cross into the United States. However, it is the residents that pay the price. Children and elderly are indiscriminately tear gassed along with those that would break the law and cross into the United States.

Border patrol agents complain that smugglers and those wishing to cross into the United States throw rocks across the border at them. How can we compare someone throwing a rock to someone firing a rocket launcher? WE CAN’T. It just does not compare.

Has the United States become the world’s biggest bully? How far have we come that we are willing to sacrifice the young and old? Would it hurt the border patrol to back off a hundred yard, the distance of a foot ball field? Not many men can throw a rock from goal post to goal post. Perhaps it is more satisfying to gas children, women and the elderly.

We as Americans are losing the moral high ground at an alarming rate. We torture, bomb innocent children and families, declare war simply because we can, all in the name of freedom. At some point the world will sigh a sigh of despair and collectively will call the United States to task. And just what are we going to say? That we did it in the name of freedom. That we did it in the name of oil. That we did it because we could.

I am an American. I used to say that with pride. Now I just say it. For more information concerning the border patrol transgressions on the Mexican people please read the this article: http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20071217/D8TJF7980.html