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Trump: US-Mexico border will be guarded by military
Washington Examiner ^ | 04/03/18

Posted on 04/03/2018 2:21:16 PM PDT by Liberty7732

President Trump said Tuesday the military would be guarding the U.S.-Mexico border until a border wall can be constructed and “proper security” put in place.

"We have very bad laws for our border and we are going to be doing some things, I’ve been speaking with Gen. Mattis, we’re going to be doing things militarily,” Trump said Tuesday before a working lunch with Baltic leaders. “Until we can have a wall and proper security, we are going to be guarding our border with the military. That’s a big step. We really haven’t done that before, and certainly not very much before.”

The president was referencing Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis. The Pentagon was waiting for more details immediately after Trump's announcement.

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To: Bodleian_Girl

Won’t happen. This action will be closely
regulated. The military may not
even be armed, but placed to support
Border Patrol. Had a friend in the
New Mexico State Police who was on
rotation and was stationed along the
border. The National Guard soldier
in the same “foxhole” as he, was armed
with only a spotting scope.


81 posted on 04/03/2018 6:36:01 PM PDT by Lean-Right (Eat More Moose)
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To: Bodleian_Girl
I'd wager that the "caravan" that was headed our way was an attempt to make some "martyrs" - too bad the marchers weren't told the real plan....

I see the military working with ICE and ensuring that anyone ICE is forced to release is scooped up instead of being set free.

82 posted on 04/04/2018 2:58:02 AM PDT by trebb (I stopped picking on the mentally ill hypocrites who pose as conservatives...mostly ;-})
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To: Lean-Right

That was OBAMA using military at the border’

There’s a NEW sheriff in town now.


83 posted on 04/04/2018 4:55:00 AM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts)
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To: faucetman

“they will be giving CBP agents more visibility by providing surveillance by air and through camera monitoring of the border”
This from an article from NBC NEWS.

National Guard will not have a “hands on”
roll in their support of border patrol
agents. They will have the ability of
defense if fired upon.


84 posted on 04/04/2018 2:08:54 PM PDT by Lean-Right (Eat More Moose)
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