What is it costing the American taxpayer to send 5000 troops to the border to bolster trump?

[spanone]

We are essentially paying his campaign costs....this is theater.

[CountAllVotes]

1. It a big fat faux joke

He cannot legally do what is being stated.

>>This is a political stunt. These troops legally cannot do anything other than logistics support. Gross misuse of our military, taking them away from exercises and work meant to truly defend America. Media must cover this as the ridiculous, wasteful stunt that it is.

He is a LIAR!

[Cold War Spook]

4. I hope it is only a political stunt.

Calling the caravan an invasion could be the opening salvo to use the Posse Comitatus Act to declare martial law. Think about what he has done to create division in this country. Look at all the things we said he could not get away with and he did get away with. Remember, even if the Democrats take back both houses of Congress, the Republicans will still be in power for a month and a half after the election.

[Bonhomme Richard]

2. Figure in the neighborhood of 1 Billion dollars. n/t

[bluedigger]

3. Travel expenses.

They're already on the payroll. The real cost is the loss of training and reduced preparedness to do their real job.

[Solly Mack]

5. K&R

[madinmaryland]

6. Far less than the five trillion dollars we have spent on Afghanistan and Iraq...

I don't mean to ruin your point, because there are much better ways to deal with the immegrants seeking asylum rather than sending troops to the border.

[spanone]

7. doesn't ruin my point at all

[madinmaryland]

8. If you are implying that tRump is going to attack Mexico, Canada and

all of our European allies, then yes, that will be a far higher cost than the two "wars" that I mentioned.

Honestly, I am starting to see a vast right wing conspiracy to take over the world. I am extremely concerned and I don't know who the new FDR will be.