Not enough.
Citing unidentified U.S. officials, reports said Mattis could sign the order as soon as Thursday to send hundreds of U.S. service members to help with logistical support such as providing tents and fencing.
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If they are going to be detained, do it on the Mexican side of the border.
That’s it? Even after the giant military funding bill? Pathetic.
A drop in the bucket. When that locomotive with 5000 illegals riding on top unloads, it would be great to have at least 5000 troops to great them and chase them back into Mexico.
Now near enough. What will they be able to do? Pass out blankets and party favors?
800 troops. I hope we don’t scare the soon to be trespassers!
Immediately discontinue technical assistance, issue weapons, load and install rules of engagement. Time to increase the 800 troops to 1200 including tanks and riot equipment. If the caravan reaches mid Mexico, install the border military.
Weak. We should be occupying the Mexican side of the border, which Mexico won’t protect, to keep the invaders in Mexico. Business as usual with Mexico won’t work.
To help process them?
Just shoot the leaders in the fancy vests.
Why won’t the Pentagon go on the record about their plans to send troops to the border?
Is it because Mattis is ‘kind of a Democrat’?
If they’re for “logicistal support” that would tell me they are intended to speed processing by the Border Patrol.
And THAT would tell me the authorities DO see these people physically crossing over to US territory.
If they are on US soil, then US law applies and it’s likely they’ll be RELEASED into the USA, which means they won’t be leaving.
They need to be stopped OUTSIDE of US jurisdiction.
It looks like talk of shutting down the border might be BS...?
Tents?
Instead of turning the mob/invasion back, we will make this camp more permanent replete with disease, birth and a form of permanency.
Not nearly enough, should be at least 8,000 troops. The 800 will include cooks, clerks, etc., we need 8,000 COMBAT troops, ready to engage, and not sit back and observe or try to scare the invaders away.
Oh Man... If there was ever a time to show force in numbers and equipment this would be it...
This will do absolutely no good unless they are all physically attached to Lethal Armored Equipment and Apache Helicopters.
It’s like taking one bandaid to a knife fight.
hey folks - think for a minute. Where will those thousands of troops stay????? Makes perfect sense to set up the logistical base for those soldiers ahead of the actual deployment.
eight HUNDRED?
What a frigging joke! And they’re gonna do WHAT... hand out food packets, flowers a teddy bears to the invaders?
800 is hardly enough. Where’s the barb wire military fencing, pill boxes and other ordinance?
I’ll know they’re serious when they add two more zeros to that number.