Posted on 05/18/2018 6:32:42 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar wants a border wall, and he's ready to order the military to do the job.
In an amendment filed on Wednesday to a defense spending bill, Gosar proposed authorizing the Secretary of the Army to carry out President Trump's signature campaign promise of a security wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Gosar's proposal was tucked in the slew of amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act, a massive annual appropriations exercise that determines military spending and policy. The Hill reported Gosar's amendment in a roundup of the most notable of the 554 amendments to the NDAA that are on the table.
Gosar appears to have seized on an idea Trump has proposed in public and private....
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Yep, but don’t confuse a CR with a Budget. A CR can be changed.
True, US Army personnel are already on the payroll, so labor costs for that part of the workforce would be nil. What’s the downside?
That's not OUR job. Our military is good for killing bad people and breaking their things, and maybe, just maybe, for WALL building!
Actually, they are GREAT at killing people and blowing stuff up.
But you know what, they’re also really, really good at being able to deploy an awesome amount of logistics, supplies and services within about 24-48 hours for a Humanitarian mission. I’m not saying they have to be there forever and keep the peace, definitely not, but they can do things that other entities cannot.
And in doing those missions and all the associated tasks that go with them, military personnel get real world experience to do their jobs, work out issues, and maybe develop ways to do the job better.
So yes, they can help out. Operative word, HELP. Get in, help set up, get out.
Good point.
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