A Top U.S. General Told Senators He Sees No Military Threat at Southern Border
Source: Time
(WASHINGTON) Under pointed questioning from senators, the top U.S. general for homeland defense said Tuesday that he sees no military threat coming from the southern border with Mexico, but his focus is on very real threats from China and Russia in the north.
Air Force Gen. Terrence OShaughnessy, commander, U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command, told a Senate committee that proposed barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border could increase security against any potential military threats coming from the south. But he said Russias advancements in training and capabilities, and its intent to hold the U.S. at risk, present an urgent threat to America.
President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency along the southern border to fund his proposed wall, and he plans to use Defense Department funds from military construction and counter-drug programs to pay for it. Members of Congress are challenging that.
Democratic senators on the Senate Armed Services Committee peppered OShaughnessy with questions about the need to divert the money from existing projects and questioned the validity of a national emergency declaration.
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