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The US-Mexico Border:A Strategic Problem
Martin Scott Catino, Ph.D.Associate Dean of Doctoral and Strategic StudiesHenley Putnam University
Hostile Populations: Bahrain, 2007-09
The Iraq-Iran Border Problems, 2009-2010
On the Iraq-Iran Border, November 2009
Major Points
▪ The United States’ border problem and insecurity occur as the result of a deliberate attempt by international and regional countries to erode US national security and profit from the harm.
▪ Understanding the modern weapons of the new warfare is critical for defending U.S. security.
▪ The regional nexus of the gov’t of Mexico, drug cartels, and special interest aliens are the visible manifestation of this “unrestricted warfare” strategy.
▪ The effects of the US-MX border problem have severely eroded US security and portent far worse problems in the medium and long terms.
The Psychology of Aggression: Unrestricted Warfare
“Whether it be the intrusion of hackers, a major explosion at the World Trade Center, or a bombing attack by bin Laden, all of these greatly exceed the frequency band width understood by the American military. The American military is naturally inadequately prepared to deal with this type of enemy psychologically, in terms or measure, and especially as regard military thinking and the methods of operation derived from this.” Qiao Liang, Unrestricted Warfare, p. 144-45.
Qiao Liang, PLA Colonel
Understanding the Modern Weapons of Unrestricted Warfare
“Atomic warfare. . . Diplomatic warfare . . .Financial warfare. . . Psychological warfare. . . Smuggling warfare. . . Economic warfare. . . Guerrilla warfare. . . Drug warfare. . . Media warfare. . . . Any of the above types of methods of operation can be combined with another of the above methods of operation for forma a completely new method of operation.” (Ibid.)
Why?
Financial, economic, social, political, military, and diplomatic power
DTO: The International and Regional Posture
China
Russia
Iran
Al Qaeda
Venezuela
Cuba
Panama
Mexico
Production; development; transport; hub (centralizing/coordination); access (network and area); protection; cover; intelligence; advisement
The Triple Threat on the Border: the gov’t of Mexico, Cartels, and SIAs (special interest aliens)
Mexican CartelsIranian agents
Confusion, conflict, cooperation, and Chaos Theory
Footprints on the ranch. . . .
1. Cartel movements with high military capabilities and freedom of movement
2. Mexican government complete complicity
3. SIAs evident
4. Violent encounters
5. Fragile security
The Critical Factor: Republican Party Compromise
John Ellis “Jeb” Bush
1. Given: Major political opposition commonly occurs from the political Left
2. Republic Party divided, complicit, and confused over border security issues
3. Collapse of opposition to the Unrestricted Warfare strategy waged against the US.
“Moving toward a demand-basedimmigration system would aid greatlyin meeting our nation’s pressingeconomic challenges.” (Jeb Bush, Immigration Wars, p.17)
Are Arizonans Racists?—No!
Labelling Arizonans as extremists
>evidence of pol-ideological warfare against border security support
>evidence of the public erosion of concernfor security
>evidence of unassimilated populations unconcerned about national security
The Problem: Hostile Populations
▪ Unassimilated
▪ Sympathetic
▪ Unconcerned
▪ Petty criminal culture
▪ Insurgent cultural footprints:
Narcocorrido (drug ballad)
▪ Openly hostile to the US
▪ Gang criminal elements
2006 Immigration Reform Protests
Broken social structures
Review Points
▪ The United States’ border problem and insecurity occur as the result of a deliberate attempt by international and regional countries to erode US national security and profit from the harm.
▪ Understanding the modern weapons of the new warfare is critical for defending U.S. security.
▪ The regional nexus of the gov’t of Mexico, drug cartels, and special interest aliens are the visible manifestation of this “unrestricted warfare” strategy and pose a significant security threat.
▪ The effects of the US-MX border problem have already severely eroded US security and portent far worse problems in the medium and long terms.
Thank You
CONTACT INFORMATION
Martin Scott Catino, Ph.D.
Email:[email protected]
Blog: https://martincatino.wordpress.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mscottcat
