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.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
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.
I see the military working with ICE and ensuring that anyone ICE is forced to release is scooped up instead of being set free.
That was OBAMA using military at the border’
There’s a NEW sheriff in town now.
“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.
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