Pentagon official: US could send troops to fight Mexican "insurgency" February 10, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Pentagon official: US could send troops to fight Mexican "insurgency" By Bill Van Auken 10 Feb 2011 The second-highest civilian official in charge of the US Army warned Monday that US troops may have to intervene in Mexico to combat what he termed an "insurgency". The remarks, made by US Undersecretary of the Army Joseph Westphal at a security forum in Utah, drew an immediate rebuke from the Mexican government. Mexicos Interior Department issued a statement Tuesday saying it "categorically rejects" the US officials assertions.