Posted on Nov 4, 2018
Some veterans say Trump is politicizing the military by sending troops to the border days before...
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After President Trump ordered more than 5,000 U.S. troops to the southwest border days before the midterm election to intercept what he called an “invasion” of migrants, retired Marine Col. David Lapan decided he could not stay silent.
“The idea that a group of poor people from Central America, most of whom are women and children, pose some kind of threat to the national security of the United States is ridiculous,” Lapan said in an interview. “It’s a misuse of active duty forces.”
“The idea that a group of poor people from Central America, most of whom are women and children, pose some kind of threat to the national security of the United States is ridiculous,” Lapan said in an interview. “It’s a misuse of active duty forces.”
Some veterans say Trump is politicizing the military by sending troops to the border days before...
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Yeah, no one from the other side is politicizing this right?
Despite what one thinks of Trump's intention, these are my thoughts as a Veteran. Thoughts which I would argue many Veterans share.
1. This is not the first time active duty troops have been stationed on the border for assistance to civil authorities, nor is it illegal. Nothing illegal has happened, only what you think Trump will do.
2. The military forces being deployed to the border have already communicated their mission, which will "include providing engineers who can help erect physical barriers to hold back the migrants, officials said. There will also be helicopter and plane units to transport Border Patrol agents, medical support personnel and planning teams that will help coordinate the influx of forces. General O’Shaughnessy said the new forces will be armed and will operate under the same legal authorities as the National Guard troops already on the border."
- https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/29/us/politics/border-security-troops-trump.html
3. You have a clear an distinct mass of people communicating their intentions to approach our borders and enter this country illegally. Trump has to challenge this move or it will increase exponentially. The Border Patrol has already stated they are spread too thin. What would the naysayers suggest they do to augment their capabilities?
Despite what one thinks of Trump's intention, these are my thoughts as a Veteran. Thoughts which I would argue many Veterans share.
1. This is not the first time active duty troops have been stationed on the border for assistance to civil authorities, nor is it illegal. Nothing illegal has happened, only what you think Trump will do.
2. The military forces being deployed to the border have already communicated their mission, which will "include providing engineers who can help erect physical barriers to hold back the migrants, officials said. There will also be helicopter and plane units to transport Border Patrol agents, medical support personnel and planning teams that will help coordinate the influx of forces. General O’Shaughnessy said the new forces will be armed and will operate under the same legal authorities as the National Guard troops already on the border."
- https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/29/us/politics/border-security-troops-trump.html
3. You have a clear an distinct mass of people communicating their intentions to approach our borders and enter this country illegally. Trump has to challenge this move or it will increase exponentially. The Border Patrol has already stated they are spread too thin. What would the naysayers suggest they do to augment their capabilities?
Trump Sending 5,200 Troops to the Border in an Election-Season Response to Migrants
An initial group of 800 soldiers is already heading to Texas from Fort Campbell and Fort Knox to help hold off a group of Central American migrants moving north through Mexico.
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