The Most Surprising Pictures of 2010

June 6, 2010. A U.S. border patrol vehicle seen from the Mexican side of the border, driving near Otay Mountain on the outskirts of San Diego, California. In response to spiralling drug

San Diego, California, USA
Photograph by Jorge Duenes / Reuters
A U.S. border patrol vehicle, seen from the Mexican side of the border, drives near Otay Mountain on the outskirts of San Diego, California, June 6, 2010. In response to spiralling drug violence in northern Mexico, where cartels are battling for smuggling routes, President Barack Obama announced he would send 1,200 more National Guard troops to the region and ask for an additional $500 million to secure the almost 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexico border.

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