Juarez, Mexico. Off Limits to US military. El Paso hospital still on lock-down
Yes, Mexico is a dangerous and corrupt cesspool. And some of their crime is spilling over. At least, somebody in authority recognized the danger and told our guys not to go there for a while.
Travel to Juárez has been declared off-limits for U.S. military personnel, Fort Bliss officials announced Saturday in the wake of a rash of drug-related violence that is now taking a toll on both sides of the border.
A Fort Bliss official said Saturday that an unacceptable risk to the health, safety, welfare and morale to military personnel prompted the decision to temporarily discontinue issuing passes to soldiers who want to travel to Juárez.
"This is only for a short term until things settle down and there's no perceived danger to any soldier or anyone going to Juárez," Fort Bliss spokeswoman Jean Offutt said. "I think it's just based on the events that are going on in Juárez at this time."
At Thomason Hospital, officials sought ways to calm the fears of patients and visitors as the hospital remained under a lockdown as heavily armed deputies from El Paso County Sheriff's Office continued to guard Chihuahua police Cmdr. Fernando Lozano Sandoval, who is recovering from an assassination attempt on his life in Juárez.
"Things are getting back to normal, but we're still under security measures," Jim Valenti, Thomason chief executive officer, said. "The big thing is that he's going to continue to be hospitalized, and that's where we are."
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