Mattis expected to send 800 more troops to southern border

[demmiblue]

Source: CNN

Washington (CNN)Defense Secretary James Mattis is expected to sign deployment orders as soon as Thursday that could send 800 or more troops to the border with Mexico to help border patrol authorities stop a caravan of migrants from Central America moving through Mexico to enter the US, according to three administration officials.

The officials tell CNN final details are being worked out including where the troops will come from and their specific tasks.

It is not yet clear if all or part of the new deployment will be federally activated National Guard forces or active duty troops.

The troops will not engage in lethal operations to stop the migrants. Instead they are expected to provide fencing, wall materials and other technical support at several key points along the border where it is believed the migrants may try to cross.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/25/politics/mattis-troops-southern-border/index.html

[Zoonart]

1. Doesn't the Congress have to sign off on something like this?

[Botany]

2. Can't we just substitute the word ebola for caravan? It is about selling fear before an election.

BTW last time I checked the caravan was 1,200 miles south of the border.

[demmiblue]

6. Yep.

Link to tweet

[not fooled]

11. Shades of

the Homeland Security Advisory System, aka "Terrorism Threat Level" color-coded scale which the bush 2 goons would deliberately ratchet up before elections to scare people. one of them, thompson I believe, even admitted it was all done for political purposes.

[Botany]

14. Remember in 2014 we heard about ebola 24/7 non stop? But after election day that issue was gone?

n/t

[Demonaut]

16. I worry a US "civilian" caravan will head south to meet them..with violence.

[world wide wally]

3. I hope they're all medical corps

[displacedtexan]

10. I read it's legal, medical, logistical, and air support. No lethal engagement.

Of course, Trump will let his dumbass deplorables go on believing that he's sending troops to a human shooting gallery.

[world wide wally]

15. Thank goodness!

I hope you're right

[OnlinePoker]

4. I thought this wasn't allowed under the Posse Comitatus Act.

National Guard, yes. Active duty, no.

[jmowreader]

9. The Posse Comitatus Act prevents the military from going up against Americans

Brown people from south of the border are fair game.

[scipan]

17. it prevents military from directly enforcing domestic laws

such as policing, and so it would prevent them from shooting or detaining people, even brown people south of the border (no authority to enforce laws).

Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posse_comitatus
https://abovethelaw.com/2018/10/its-not-a-violation-of-posse-comitatus-if-we-are-preparing-for-war-with-mexico-i-guess/

[C_U_L8R]

5. So that'll protect what? A mile?

But it will make a nifty political photo-op for facism

[Historic NY]

7. There not due to hit Tijuana until sometime after the new year

around April.

[Racerdog1]

8. Really?

We have some crazy ass nut job making and sending bombs by mail and the orange anus thinks starving and frightened refugees are more of a threat. Fucking bastard is clueless.

[not fooled]

12. well, his enablers know better

but they also know that their dumbass base and a lot of low-information voters lacking in critical thinking skills are easy marks for this type of propaganda and manipulation.

[Javaman]

13. the preview of the military occupation of the U.S. and making it seem like it's for our own good. nt

[Corgigal]

18. So they get paid extra,

Stand around and do nothing. They get paid extra for food and hotel rooms,if necessary.

However, racist republicans think this mean something. Another expensive tax payer waste of funding but for some reason, they think it makes us safer. It just makes us financially poorer. Won't even get more votes, because these racist republican voters were going to vote anyway.

Active duty military people, besides extra money for the up coming holidays or party time, probably think this is stupid. If they shoot or touch anyone, they could be Court Marshall.