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bajatravelergeorge
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If Russia can annex Crimea to keep Russian citizens safe, why couldn't the U.S. annex Baja to keep American citizens safe? It's abundantly clear the
Mexican government has become unresponsive to the safety of it's citizens and visitors for a number of reasons.
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Lee
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Baja will stop being a destination for North Americanos and Canadians as the word on these crimes and security problems gets out.
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Doubt it.
US Marines: providing enemies of America an opportunity to die for their country since 1775.
What I say before any important decision.
F*ck it.
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Archie
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| Quote: Originally posted by bajatravelergeorge | | If Russia can annex Crimea to keep Russian citizens safe, why couldn't the U.S. annex Baja to keep American citizens safe? It's abundantly clear the
Mexican government has become unresponsive to the safety of it's citizens and visitors for a number of reasons. |
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Skipjack Joe
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| Quote: Originally posted by bajatravelergeorge | | If Russia can annex Crimea to keep Russian citizens safe, why couldn't the U.S. annex Baja to keep American citizens safe? It's abundantly clear the
Mexican government has become unresponsive to the safety of it's citizens and visitors for a number of reasons. |
Russia didn’t annex Crimea. Crimea voted for independence from Urkraine after the coup.
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MrBillM
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Expatriates and Tourists at Risk
Is there actually anyone here who truly believes that the U.S. government (under any administration) had or has ANY
concern (other than the obligatory lip-service) for ANY of the U.S. residents living in Mexico OR those tourists who venture South ?
There is a word (actually a number of words) for that faith or belief.
The first that comes to mind is clueless.
Now, if you were in North Korea ........................
Ok, you'd likely still be screwed unless it was part of a greater (politically advantageous) deal.
One should not make any security plans or entertain any hopes which include any sort of protection or interest on the government's part.
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Beagle
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Google "William Walker".
| Quote: Originally posted by bajatravelergeorge | | If Russia can annex Crimea to keep Russian citizens safe, why couldn't the U.S. annex Baja to keep American citizens safe? It's abundantly clear the
Mexican government has become unresponsive to the safety of it's citizens and visitors for a number of reasons. |
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John Harper
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That guy stirred up quite a ruckus in 36 years on Earth. Amazing some of the parallels to today's world.
John
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MrBillM
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Putin Protection
Anyone who thinks that Russia's interest in Crimea was actually the welfare of the Russian ethnic population is seriously ignorant on
the subject.
The Russian move into Crimea was no different than the German move into the Sudetenland in 1938. Ostensibly, to protect the German minority, but with
far different motives.
The importance of Crimea to Russia as a military wedge against NATO expansion eastward and a warm-water naval port FAR outweigh ANY consideration for
those ethnic Russians.
That said, there WAS a valid argument for Russia's reassertion of control over Crimea after a long history of Ukraine being a part of the Soviet Union
before the 1954 questionable transfer of Crimea to Ukraine by Nikita Khrushchev.
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rts551
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Well this has degenerated as usual. where is the map?
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LancairDriver
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This Fox News article on the Bola murders is old news,but what is interesting is reading the comments that follow the article. If there is ever any
doubt as to the impact this has on Mexico travel and consequences for innocent Mexicans in lost revenue, the majority of the comments reflect the
reality of the situation, like it or not.
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/06/05/american-couple-shot...
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: Originally posted by Alm | I love this - ordinary people hearing it on Ch16, arriving some time later, and police arrive LATER yet.
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Well, to be fair, the people that responded were neighbors, and popo are 15 min north in town (and its a washboard road drive for the popo).
From what i heard the popo were there pretty quick, all things considered.
Woke!
“...ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” “My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America
will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”
Prefered gender pronoun: the royal we
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BajaBlanca
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The comments on the Fox news article are indeed shocking.
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John Harper
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Completely normal comments for Foxbots. Most of them are definitely sad and bitter folks. Thank God they stay out of Baja.
John
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chuckie
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My, aint it easy to categorize? And such wisdom!
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John Harper
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Did I forget to mention a persecution complex is rampant among them too?
John
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chuckie
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I'm always amazed when someone can find the time to talk to all of the expats in Baja and determine that there are no "foxbots" in Baja...Clearly a
liar....
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John Harper
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| Quote: Originally posted by chuckie | | I'm always amazed when someone can find the time to talk to all of the expats in Baja and determine that there are no "foxbots" in Baja...Clearly a
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Someone needs their binky. Stat.
John
[Edited on 6-7-2018 by John Harper]
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chuckie
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Shallow .....
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Alm
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Give guys a break  ... Staying focused for 7 pages is not a small feat for this
particular forum.
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MrBillM
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Actually ...........................
How much discussion can remain productive or interesting regarding the original subject ?
Virtually EVERY feasible idea regarding self-protection in those circumstances has been offered and examined.
What more could be said on point other than more of the obligatory (while sincere) "so sad" contributions ?
It is the normal evolution of thought for any post to follow the free-association path sooner or later.
It would seem that those who think otherwise might then indicate what more could be said pertinent to the event which triggered the post.
No doubt, those offerings would be welcome.
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