Pentagon to transfer $1.5 bln to border wall from Afghan forces, other areas

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

WASHINGTON, May 10 (Reuters) - Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has approved the transfer of $1.5 billion to build more than 80 miles (130 km)of barriers on the border with Mexico, U.S. officials said on Friday, including taking about $600 million from an account meant for Afghan security forces.

The latest move was opposed by congressional Democrats, who also criticized a March transfer of $1 billion in military money to fund Republican President Donald Trump's wall.

"The funds were drawn from a variety of sources, including cost savings, programmatic changes and revised requirements, and therefore will have minimal impact on force readiness," Shanahan said in a statement.

Shanahan said that the U.S. military had more than 4,000 service members on the border, along with 19 aircraft.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/pentagon-to-transfer-dollar15-bln-to-border-wall-from-afghan-forces-other-areas/ar-AABbK6x

[pandr32]

1. Time to reduce the budget for military spending then

If "a variety of sources" can be financially culled with "minimal impact on force readiness" to the tune of $1.5 billion--we ought to stop overfunding the Pentagon. These dollars would be better spent elsewhere then wasted on the stupid tRump vanity project.