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nitpicker

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19. From the DoD PR

Reply to nitpicker (Reply #18)

Tue Oct 30, 2018, 04:10 AM

Oct 2018

https://dod.defense.gov/News/News-Releases/News-Release-View/Article/1674387/dod-statement-on-support-to-dhs/

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There are already 2,100 National Guard troops at the border, sent after a previous Trump request in April.

The figure of 5,200 troops is far higher than the 800 to 1,000 initially forecast and more than double the 2,000 who are in Syria fighting the "Islamic State" militant group.

The troops are expected to perform a wide variety of functions such as building tents and barricades and transporting supplies for the Border Patrol, and not be involved in policing the border, officials said.
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U. S. will deploy 5,200 additional troops to the Mexican border, officials say [View all] littlemissmartypants Oct 2018 OP

There are going to be more troops than migrants, at this rate Maeve Oct 2018 #1

Already more than one soldier for each hungry, homeless soul asking for help Achilleaze Oct 2018 #11

cool pic, here's another Sunlei Oct 2018 #20

This country is fucked. Period. BigmanPigman Oct 2018 #2

Baza(R) (R)e World Sunlei Oct 2018 #17

Operation Full Diaper C_U_L8R Oct 2018 #3

Posse Comitatus Act Cold War Spook Oct 2018 #4

Starving children fleeing for their lives are dangerous. Must send a division of Armor. nt Gore1FL Oct 2018 #5

Just say NO Racerdog1 Oct 2018 #6

Just watching CNN, WTF is with the flags? The Mouth Oct 2018 #7

Moron-in-Chief Roy Rolling Oct 2018 #8

Operation 'Faithful Patriot' - give me a fucking break. groundloop Oct 2018 #9

Troops will insure that Dirty Donny* can enjoy his luxury, taxpayer-funded golf safely Achilleaze Oct 2018 #10

and they will sit there until december when all weissmam Oct 2018 #12

R E I C H S T A G F I R E crazytown Oct 2018 #13

"Faithful Patrol" ?? Christo Fascists is what they are. Be afraid-Women and babies coming! YOHABLO Oct 2018 #14

Hopefully all the MAGATS.... SergeStorms Oct 2018 #15

that's 5,200 more 'men' using the hookers in tijuana mexico 'red zone' Sunlei Oct 2018 #16

Link to DW nitpicker Oct 2018 #18

From the DoD PR nitpicker Oct 2018 #19