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RandySF

(57,617 posts)
Wed Oct 31, 2018, 04:55 PM Oct 2018

Trump Now Says He'll Send 15,000 Troops to Border

President Trump said that “he is considering a significant increase to the number of military personnel along the border, two days after he unveiled plans to send 5,200 troops there,” the Washington Post reports.

Said Trump: “We’ll go up to anywhere between 10 and 15,000 military personnel on top of Border Patrol, ICE and everybody else at the border. Nobody’s coming in. We’re not allowing people to come in.”


https://politicalwire.com/2018/10/31/trump-now-says-hell-send-15000-troops-to-border/

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Trump Now Says He'll Send 15,000 Troops to Border (Original Post) RandySF Oct 2018 OP
Sooo....what's that? a 3:1 ratio of military to "invaders". He's such an asshat. n/t CincyDem Oct 2018 #1
Mexico should just close its borders. Chipper Chat Oct 2018 #2
This. I think that's his plan, to invade Mexico. Luz Oct 2018 #26
They need more troops to spray for smallpox and leprosy Jersey Devil Oct 2018 #3
And rabies. Fox News said they had rabies. LuckyCharms Oct 2018 #5
lol, hadn't heard about rabies (nt) Jersey Devil Oct 2018 #7
It's true. I don't know the specific person on Fox who said it... LuckyCharms Oct 2018 #9
Apparently a Fox guest mentioned smallpox, leprosy and TB... LuckyCharms Oct 2018 #13
I saw that... backtoblue Oct 2018 #21
Give it up, asshat! smirkymonkey Oct 2018 #4
+1000000! SammyWinstonJack Oct 2018 #29
Another act of desperation duforsure Oct 2018 #6
Drum up the fear right before election day. jalan48 Oct 2018 #8
On Monday (day before the election) he'll probably announce he's increasing it to 100,000 troops rollin74 Oct 2018 #10
Ha! SammyWinstonJack Oct 2018 #30
Can you spare a few for Florida maybe? world wide wally Oct 2018 #11
There's the true irony. Having just come through littlemissmartypants Oct 2018 #17
Will he get a little tin pot hat and a trumpet to lead the charge? rurallib Oct 2018 #12
Gawd, I hope so. Anything but the red tie, please. littlemissmartypants Oct 2018 #18
I'm sure the military loves being used as a campaign stunt. Scurrilous Oct 2018 #14
I cannot fathom the Trump voter that this shit works on Yavin4 Oct 2018 #15
I think that's how their brains are wired... TrunKated Oct 2018 #19
Let's build a trench. Even better than a wall... Wounded Bear Oct 2018 #16
Nice idea. I wonder how many tunnels that would stir up? littlemissmartypants Oct 2018 #20
Next, Drumpf will be calling for a DMZ.... KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2018 #23
By Friday it'll be triple that and the Coast Guard will be called. littlemissmartypants Oct 2018 #22
By the week end it'll be 25,000 troops calguy Oct 2018 #24
Dress up Trump in Gen. Custer's outfit and let him lead the troops to glory. VOX Oct 2018 #25
20,000 do I hear 20,000? underpants Oct 2018 #27
He lies about everything, probably this too Hassler Oct 2018 #28
He is preparing to invade Mexico egold2604 Oct 2018 #31

LuckyCharms

(17,286 posts)
9. It's true. I don't know the specific person on Fox who said it...
Wed Oct 31, 2018, 05:04 PM
Oct 2018

but it's sadly true. I'll try to find a link...

LuckyCharms

(17,286 posts)
13. Apparently a Fox guest mentioned smallpox, leprosy and TB...
Wed Oct 31, 2018, 05:13 PM
Oct 2018

and apparently the CDC mentioned the slight possibility of rabies?

I don't know... oh well.

backtoblue

(11,323 posts)
21. I saw that...
Wed Oct 31, 2018, 05:24 PM
Oct 2018

Rabies!!!!!??? FFS Faux is trying to scare the living shit out of already Looney people.

duforsure

(11,882 posts)
6. Another act of desperation
Wed Oct 31, 2018, 05:03 PM
Oct 2018

Because he knows its all falling apart for him and the gop very, very soon. Before long he'll be trying to get the military to be used against us all. He''ll threaten everyone because he can. and like everything else he's done he'll try to intimidate us with his powers of his position. Or start intentionally a war for distraction. Maybe in Mexico. Maybe that's his plan now to create more chaos with .

rollin74

(1,952 posts)
10. On Monday (day before the election) he'll probably announce he's increasing it to 100,000 troops
Wed Oct 31, 2018, 05:08 PM
Oct 2018

plus land mines and every tank in the US arsenal


gotta drum up as many votes as possible from his paranoid and ignorant base

rurallib

(62,344 posts)
12. Will he get a little tin pot hat and a trumpet to lead the charge?
Wed Oct 31, 2018, 05:11 PM
Oct 2018

And then he can give himself a chestful of medals and a title like "Generalissimo"

Is this to take place of the parade that got cancelled - he's been in such a funk since then.

Wounded Bear

(58,437 posts)
16. Let's build a trench. Even better than a wall...
Wed Oct 31, 2018, 05:14 PM
Oct 2018


Let's see, 2000 miles of trench at 10,000 troops/mile is only 20 million soldiers.

We can do it!

littlemissmartypants

(22,417 posts)
20. Nice idea. I wonder how many tunnels that would stir up?
Wed Oct 31, 2018, 05:24 PM
Oct 2018

I think we'd be surprised. It would, however, give the troops something to actually do.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,483 posts)
23. Next, Drumpf will be calling for a DMZ....
Wed Oct 31, 2018, 05:35 PM
Oct 2018

manned by hundreds of private defense contractors to aid his grift and graft......

littlemissmartypants

(22,417 posts)
22. By Friday it'll be triple that and the Coast Guard will be called.
Wed Oct 31, 2018, 05:26 PM
Oct 2018

I do so wish tiny would just give us a break and fall on his sword already.

VOX

(22,976 posts)
25. Dress up Trump in Gen. Custer's outfit and let him lead the troops to glory.
Wed Oct 31, 2018, 07:12 PM
Oct 2018

But first, strap him onto his mount backwards, so he’ll have another horse’s ass to commiserate with.

egold2604

(369 posts)
31. He is preparing to invade Mexico
Wed Oct 31, 2018, 09:14 PM
Oct 2018

After all, his hero Hitler invaded Poland. Why not shitler invading Mexico. All our jobs are there

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