re: #223 Guanxi88

If they’re in Mexican waters, then they’re not attacking Americans on the American side.

And in that case, I daresay the universal right of self defense is applicable.

The article says:

In the past month, crews of outlaws in a small armada of banged-up skiffs and high-powered bass boats launched from the Mexican shore have ambushed bass anglers from the Texas side innocently casting their plastic worms over favorite spots. The buccaneers have struck in Mexican waters but within sight of the Texas shore.

I’m not anywhere close to being an expert in international law, so I really have no clue what the laws applying to self-defense are for foreign nationals in Mexican waters— and given that Mexico is so damn corrupt, it really doesn’t matter what the laws are.

However, asking the US military to protect people who are in Mexican waters seems pretty damn problematic. If we are being so concerned about the sanctity of the border, we should probably not idly cross it in the other direction, as well.