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Should the Military Build the Wall?
Townhall.com ^ | March 25, 2018 | Timothy Meads

Posted on 03/25/2018 6:39:40 PM PDT by Kaslin

Today, President Donald J. Trump offered a new way possible for America to build the border wall, even after the omnibus spending bill signed on Friday left many wondering if construction will ever start. His suggestion? Have the military build it. 

Early Sunday morning, President Trump pointed out the fact that the border wall is a matter of national security. America therefore should simply have the Department of Defense over see the project in order to keep out drugs and enemy combatants, according to the commander in chief. 

Because of the $700 & $716 Billion Dollars gotten to rebuild our Military, many jobs are created and our Military is again rich. Building a great Border Wall, with drugs (poison) and enemy combatants pouring into our Country, is all about National Defense. Build WALL through M!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 25, 2018

It is estimated that the border wall will cost roughly $18 billion dollars. The omnibus bill allotted only $1.6 billion, but President Trump says a lot can be done with that money. 

Much can be done with the $1.6 Billion given to building and fixing the border wall. It is just a down payment. Work will start immediately. The rest of the money will come - and remember DACA, the Democrats abandoned you (but we will not)!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 25, 2018

President Trump's comments echo similar statements made last December when he touted border security as his first pillar of defense in a speech on National Security. 

As reported by CNS News, President Trump said, 

“First, we must protect the American people, the homeland and our great American way of life,” Trump said. “This strategy recognizes that we cannot secure our nation if we do not secure our borders."

"So, for the first time ever, American strategy now includes a serious plan to defend our homeland,"added Trump. "It calls for the construction of a wall on out southern border, ending chain migration and the horrible visa and lottery programs, closing loopholes that undermine enforcement, and strongly supporting our Border Patrol agents, ICE officers, and Homeland Security Personnel.”

Trump’s First Pillar of National Security: Build the Border Wall


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: buildthewall; nationalsecurity; trumpdod
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To: Kaslin

The primary charter of the military is to protect these United States and secure her borders.


41 posted on 03/25/2018 7:19:09 PM PDT by null and void ("We don't let them have ideas. Why would we let them have guns?" ~ Joseph Stalin)
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To: silverleaf

All but one nuclear power.


42 posted on 03/25/2018 7:20:35 PM PDT by null and void ("We don't let them have ideas. Why would we let them have guns?" ~ Joseph Stalin)
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To: Jane Long

“I hope it starts at the Texas gulf coast, at Brownsville, then heads west all the way through Arizona. Then, once it reaches the AZ CA border, along our southern border, it stops...in Yuma.”

No! We want it to turn north at Yuma and follow the east border of California all the way to Oregon, then west along the southern border of Oregon to the Pacific Ocean!


43 posted on 03/25/2018 7:20:50 PM PDT by snoringbear (W,E.oGovernment is the Pimp,)
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To: Kaslin

Yes. Great that they will be working here and not overseas.


44 posted on 03/25/2018 7:22:42 PM PDT by madison10 (Pray for President Trump.)
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To: Blue Jays

Their use (the left) of drugs and the money it puts in their pockets is the reason THEY don’t want the wall.


45 posted on 03/25/2018 7:23:18 PM PDT by hoosiermama (When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)
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To: thegagline

“430days in office: 0 miles, 0 feet, and 0 inches of new wall built”

Is that you, Ann?


46 posted on 03/25/2018 7:23:38 PM PDT by Electric Graffiti (Obama voters killed America...Treat them accordingly.)
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To: gibsonguy

Corsi explanation of difference between omnibus and budget and how the omnibus will be used to build the wall

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ARq9JG_puoA

About 37:3 in


47 posted on 03/25/2018 7:25:01 PM PDT by hoosiermama (When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)
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To: snoringbear
We want it to turn north at Yuma and follow the east border of California all the way to Oregon, then west along the southern border of Oregon to the Pacific Ocean!

We`re gonna need a taller wall...

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48 posted on 03/25/2018 7:27:48 PM PDT by TLI ( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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To: Kaslin

I sent Trump a tweet last night suggesting this exact approach.

I also think that if the dems and the corrupt judges give him any heat over this, I would like him to declare Martial Law for 1 mile wide all along the southern border.


49 posted on 03/25/2018 7:28:23 PM PDT by Gator113 ( ~~Trump 2020~~)
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To: Kaslin

Yes!


50 posted on 03/25/2018 7:30:59 PM PDT by ScottfromNJ
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To: Daniel Ramsey
It will be built better, quicker and cheaper by the military.

The suggestion that the military could do anything cheaper is downright humorous. How many $436 hammers are they going to need? And $70,000 ladders. And let's not even get to the coffee makers and toilet seats.

51 posted on 03/25/2018 7:32:26 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: Kaslin

“Build WALL through M!”

What if m means Mexico? Does that make more sense?


52 posted on 03/25/2018 7:35:02 PM PDT by MNDude
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To: tired&retired

Sharknadoes with fricken lasers on them


53 posted on 03/25/2018 7:37:44 PM PDT by ak267
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To: Kaslin

DjT directs omnibus funds to build this wall or he loses his support. Curtains for him and us.


54 posted on 03/25/2018 7:39:50 PM PDT by chiller (If liberals didn't have double standards, they'd have none at all.)
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To: BuffaloJack

I bet the Israeli wall was built by Palestinian and other Muslim labor.


55 posted on 03/25/2018 7:40:56 PM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: thegagline
In keeping with Trump’s campaign promise, he must have meant that the Mexican military will build the wall. 430days in office: 0 miles, 0 feet, and 0 inches of new wall built

Your comment really makes me gag, line.

56 posted on 03/25/2018 7:42:49 PM PDT by MountainDad (A strong man stands up for himself. A stronger man stands up for others. Support your local militia.)
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To: Kaslin
Texas has numerous YUGE reservoirs that were built -- and are operated -- by the USACOE...

Why not a "dam" to keep the stench from Mexico from blowing into the U.S.? '-)

57 posted on 03/25/2018 7:43:25 PM PDT by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current alias; "0bama": Allah's stooge; "Moderate Muslims": Allah's useful idiots.)
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To: Kaslin

It is expressly prohibited to user military funding IN THE BILL. It will be immediately enjoined by a communist judge and grounds for immediate impeachment. Did trump not know what he was signing?


58 posted on 03/25/2018 7:44:19 PM PDT by raiderboy (The lie "...if we have to close down our government, weÂ’re building that wall" DJT)
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To: MNDude

“What if m means Mexico? Does that make more sense?”

Minnesota!


59 posted on 03/25/2018 7:45:51 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods (DACA is going to be a riot!)
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To: All

Hell yes.


60 posted on 03/25/2018 7:45:51 PM PDT by Architect of Avalon
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