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BREAKING: Thousands of Armed U.S. Troops Will Be Deployed to the Border by Friday, Here's What...
Townhall.com ^ | October 29, 2019 | Katie Pavlich

Posted on 10/29/2018 3:23:49 PM PDT by jazusamo

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Full title: BREAKING: Thousands of Armed U.S. Troops Will Be Deployed to the Border by Friday, Here's What They'll Be Doing

BREAKING: Thousands of Armed U.S. Troops Will Be Deployed to the Border by Friday, Here's What They'll Be Doing

Officials from the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Defense announced Monday 5200 additional active duty U.S. troops will be deployed to the southern border with Mexico by Friday. Eight-hundred soldiers are on their way to Texas now.

“They are in fact deploying with weapons," U.S. Northern Command Air Force General Terrence O'Shaughnessy said during a press conference. "I think the President has made it clear that border security is national security."

Troops are being sent to bolster border security in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas as at least three caravans from Central America make their way through Mexico and toward the United States. The caravans pose a special threat due to their size, which range from 3,000 people to more than 10,000. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan, at least one caravan near Guatamala, Mexico has used violent tactics to breach a number of international borders.

"Due to the large size of the potential caravans that may arrive at the border, the Department of Homeland Security has further requested the support of the Department of Defense," McAleenan said. "We will not allow a large group to enter the U.S. unlawfully."

Troops will be used to build fencing, provide medical units, harden points of entry and address key gaps in points of entry. Air and ground transportation will be provided to move agents and equipment. This support requires military planning teams and heavy equipment, including Black Hawk helicopters and fixed wing aircraft.

One-thousand additional Customs and Border Protection officers and agents are also being deployed to handle operations.


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; Mexico; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona; US: New Mexico; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: aliens; arizona; armedtroops; border; bordersecurity; buildthefence; caravan; daca; dreamact; dreamers; frontpage; hondurascaravan; illegalaliens; illegalsinvasion; invasion; newmexico; opfaithfulpatriot; texas; trumpdod; ustroops
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To: Carl Vehse

Next time please downsize the pic(s) for those on slower connections. TIA.


161 posted on 10/30/2018 8:35:49 AM PDT by mabarker1 (Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!!)
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To: familyop

Since there is MORE THAN ONE caravan, who knows what the Fox reporter is seeing? Of think that they re seeing???


162 posted on 10/30/2018 8:37:49 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: jazusamo

Thanks for the ping.


163 posted on 10/30/2018 8:45:59 AM PDT by GOPJ (Democrats want dead children & VIOLENCE at the border... for their "Kent State" photo op...)
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To: Carl Vehse
Kentucky headhunters Davey
164 posted on 10/30/2018 9:13:40 AM PDT by wardaddy (I donÂ’t care that youÂ’re not a racist......when the shooting starts it wonÂ’t matter what you were)
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To: A Navy Vet

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The first troops in were deliberately not provided magazines.


165 posted on 10/30/2018 10:04:47 AM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: SamAdams76
Well, it looks like we are getting our wall.

I will settle for an iron wall of Humvees and Soldiers manning with LOADED weapons with ROEs that allow them to use them if they set foot on American soil or the middle of the river.

166 posted on 10/30/2018 10:25:55 AM PDT by eartick (Stupidity is expecting the government that broke itself to go out and fix itself. Texan for TEXIT!)
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To: A Navy Vet

Non-military people are stupid about military operations. They should just STFU and listen to the professionals.


167 posted on 10/30/2018 10:30:06 AM PDT by WASCWatch
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To: calico_thompson

Sounds like a remarkably good strategy, especially seizing the remittances—but at that point all the Mexican government could do is try to halt any FURTHER migration beginning within their borders. You mention the timeline of “a week before the invaders arrive” and thinking about it I do see how the actual migration could be perfectly monitored through a variety of GPS type surveillance, so that we’d know EXACTLY where they are and in what numbers, and who is bringing up the rear, so you do have a good point there also.


168 posted on 10/30/2018 10:51:48 AM PDT by supremedoctrine
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To: Eleutheria5

Rights?....we don’t need no stinking rights


169 posted on 10/30/2018 10:55:04 AM PDT by Doogle (( USAF.68-73....8th TFW Ubon Thailand....never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
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To: tomkat
:-)
170 posted on 10/30/2018 12:34:47 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: Doogle

We don’t need them. But we’ll take them, senor.


171 posted on 10/30/2018 1:07:12 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 (“If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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To: Trump Girl Kit Cat
The tents are not intended for shelter they are intended to process people VERY QUICKLY and send them home!!!

Why do we need to PROCESS anyone?

Let MEXICO do the 'processing'!!

172 posted on 10/31/2018 4:59:27 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: halfright

...is to a shopping mall as Fargo is to a tiny boutique.


173 posted on 10/31/2018 5:00:51 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Agatsu77
If they drop a couple of them it will send a clear message.

Like...

Free scholarships to Kent State II


174 posted on 10/31/2018 5:02:49 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: mabarker1
Using a WIDTH function that can vary with screen size helps.
 
<img src="somepix"> will get you the entire picture.
 
<img src="somepix" width=250> will get you the picture 250 pixels wide.
 
<img src="somepix" width=50%> will get you the picture 1/2 screen wide.

175 posted on 10/31/2018 5:06:44 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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