When is a war not a war?

WorldNetDaily: Border Patrol fears conflict with Mexican military:

"Indeed, the confrontations have become so routine the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has issued written orders that agents carry with them regarding 'what to do' if confronted by Mexican military units, many of which are in the employ of Mexico's powerful drug cartels.

"According to the 'Military Incursion' cards, 'Mexican military are trained to escape, evade and counter-ambush if it will affect their escape.' Therefore, the card says, Border Patrol agents should follow recommended procedures in case they encounter armed Mexican military units.

"The paper said the cards also instruct agents to hide from Mexican military operating in their areas. Rather than engage in contact, agents are ordered to 'Avoid it.'"

The answer to my question is: "When one side is ordered not to fight." Mexican army units are routinely crossing the border to escort drug convoys and everyone knows it but our government's response is to tell the Border Patrol to keep their heads down because effective backup will not be provided.

The Posse Comitatus Act was amended years ago to make it easier for the military to coordinate with civilian law enforcement where there is a drug nexus. Our government was quick enough to use that authority to burn innocent children in the Branch Davidian settlement in Texas a few years ago - so anxious, in fact, that bogus allegations of drug manufacture werre made to justify military participation; but, the government won't use that authority to respond to real drug trafficking across our border that is being facilitated by units of the Mexican army.

I've got a suggestion. Let's use military air assets to respond to Border Patrol encounters with Mexican forces. Let the Border Patrol keep their heads down and merely observe until air support is on the scene and make sure the Mexican soldiers see that they are there. Then the Border Patrol can announce in Spanish that the foreign soldiers must lay down their weapons and submit to arrest or they will be destroyed.