Guardsmen overrun at the Border:
U.S. Border Patrol entry Identification Team site was overrun Wednesday night along Arizona's border with Mexico.
According to the Border Patrol, an unknown number of gunmen attacked the site in the state's West Desert Region around 11 p.m. The site is manned by National Guardsmen. Those guardsmen were forced to retreat.
The Border Patrol will not say whether shots were fired. However, no Guardsmen were injured in the incident.
The Border Patrol says the incident occurred somewhere along the 120 mile section of the border between Nogales and Lukeville. The area is known as a drug corridor. Last year, 124-thousand pounds of illegal drugs were confiscated in this area.
The Border patrol says the attackers quickly retreated back into Mexico.
If this story turns out to be true, it's a disgrace. Why send the National Guard to the border if they're unable to prevent incidents like this?
UPDATE: Help is on the way?
The Minnesota National Guard said Friday it will deploy about 200 soldiers to help prevent illegal immigrants from crossing the border with Mexico.
Soldiers from units in Albert Lea and Rochester will be sent to New Mexico for a three-week rotation, as part of Operation Jump Start.
Let's hope they're bringing their guns.
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