Pentagon extending mission of troops at southern border

[left-of-center2012]

Source: The Hill

The Pentagon is updating and extending the mission of troops stationed the Southern border, shifting from a mandate to "harden" ports of entry to surveilling the border and laying down wire, according to The Associated Press.

“DOD is transitioning its support at the southwestern border from hardening ports of entry to mobile surveillance and detection, as well as concertina wire emplacement between ports of entry,” the Pentagon said in a statement, according to the AP.

The troops will reportedly operate security cameras, lay down wire and fly aircraft in order to support Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

Pentagon officials told the AP they are unsure how many additional troops they will request. U.S. troops will likely be deployed at the border until September, officials told the AP.

Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/425340-pentagon-extending-mission-of-troops-at-southern-border

[BamaRefugee]

1. MISSION CREEP. Soon they'll be burning U.S. border towns to save them.

You might have to be in your 60s to understand.

[left-of-center2012]

3. I'm 72

I remember

[scarytomcat]

2. oh I feel much safer now

that wire is going to save us
got to keep those vegetable pickers and landscapers out