[familyop]

"I have a question.

Why are overseas deployments of US troops always open ended, no withdrawal date and with constantly escalating mission requirement but US troops deployed ( not very often) to our own southern border are always small in number, defined limited mission, and have fixed withdrawal dates?

WHY?"

I doubt we'll convince our military forces to set an end date for U.S. participation in any particular war overseas. They would laugh at any suggestion of a deadline.

For enough soldiers to secure the southern border without good obstacles (like the mighty fine fence), the cost for each year would be monstrous (trillions of dollars for two divisions). On cost, for example, there is about one-eighth of a division of troops in Syria now. But in regards to the border, with the fence and other non-human security measures completed, the Border Patrol could do it just fine at far lower cost per year.

[central_va]

For enough soldiers to secure the southern border without good obstacles (like the mighty fine fence), the cost for each year would be monstrous (trillions of dollars for two divisions).

O bull crap. There are two division in the USA now sitting on their butts now.

You missed my other point also. I am not criticizing the open ended arrangement for overseas deployment. I am criticizing the border deployments as half hearted and as such, they always have a fixed end date. There should be a permanent Army presence on the border. Regular Army. The DoD is not out friend any more. They leadership is definitely Deep State™.