Just in: A Pentagon official tells NPR that about 5,000 military support personnel will be deployed to the US-Mexico border. The official says the exact number “could be higher, could be lower.”
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So, troops are going to the border to pose for propaganda pictures, got it.
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Soldiers used as propaganda.
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Waste of time and tax payers money
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It's just a photo op for his base
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Oh, so it's a publicity stunt.
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So why are they there?
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How are we going to pay for it?
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You already for for it. Through the 600 billion dollar defense budget.
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How will this shift in men and materials affect the abilities of combat deployed troops? Everything has to come from somewhere else.
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This will likely cost more than just helping the people coming here for asylum.
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Then why are they being deployed? Sounds like a huge waste of tax payer money if 5,000 troops are being sent to the border to do what -- take photos?
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Trump will still get to brag to his base about all of the “soldiers” he’s sending to guard the border. They won’t question any of it.
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Troops will smile for cameras (while looking stern and tough) and will praise the President as much as possible while standing near cameras and the press.
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Is immigration really the issue or is it just discrimination?
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Then WHY are they being sent?
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Exactly.
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