5200 troops to the border--enough?

[church mouse guy]

Roughly 5,200 U.S. troops will be deploying to the southern border in response to the migrant caravan pushing north through Mexico, U.S. officials told Fox News on Monday.

“We'll reinforce along priority points of entry so as to enhance [Border Patrol]’s ability to harden and secure the border,” Air Force Gen. Terrence O’Shaughnessy, head of U.S. Northern Command said at a news conference in Washington, D.C., adding that the deployment would be completed by the "end of this week."

Some 5,200 US troops deploying to southern border in response to migrant caravan


Will this be enough US troops to stop this mob from crashing the US border?

 

[Yeshua1]

Roughly 5,200 U.S. troops will be deploying to the southern border in response to the migrant caravan pushing north through Mexico, U.S. officials told Fox News on Monday.

“We'll reinforce along priority points of entry so as to enhance [Border Patrol]’s ability to harden and secure the border,” Air Force Gen. Terrence O’Shaughnessy, head of U.S. Northern Command said at a news conference in Washington, D.C., adding that the deployment would be completed by the "end of this week."

Some 5,200 US troops deploying to southern border in response to migrant caravan


Will this be enough US troops to stop this mob from crashing the US border?

if they are to have live ammo, and not be hamstrung as we were for troops overseas, as were not able to have live ammo while in a war zone!

 

[church mouse guy]

if they are to have live ammo, and not be hamstrung as we were for troops overseas, as were not able to have live ammo while in a war zone!

Mexico should have stopped this mob days ago. AMLO is going to do this stuff for the next six years on my opinion. Trump will have to declare a national emergency or something.

Just say no to Hispanic mobs.

 

[JPPT1974]

Really hope everything will get solved out with peaceful solutions and not point fingers. But sadly it is easier said than done. And hope that it can be brought on by that of finding solutions, not pointing fingers.

 

[Adonia]

Really hope everything will get solved out with peaceful solutions and not point fingers. But sadly it is easier said than done. And hope that it can be brought on by that of finding solutions, not pointing fingers.

Yes, so do I. Hopefully they get the message and return to where they came from. These people are purely economic migrants, not political refugees fleeing a war torn homeland. They have no right to demand entry into the United States, no right whatsoever.

 

[church mouse guy]

Really hope everything will get solved out with peaceful solutions and not point fingers. But sadly it is easier said than done. And hope that it can be brought on by that of finding solutions, not pointing fingers.

What do you think should be done to avoid bloodshed? My opinion is that Mexico should use their army with martial law to stop this mob and deport them from Mexico.

 

[Yeshua1]

What do you think should be done to avoid bloodshed? My opinion is that Mexico should use their army with martial law to stop this mob and deport them from Mexico.

If we had built the wall, none of this would matter now!

 

[Wingman68]

I read he may send 15000. He may keep them there until he gets the wall. He’s beefing up Gitmo right now too, and sending JAG’s down. Why? I can think of many treasonous reasons. Underestimate Trump at your peril. No wonder thousands of deplorables turn out for him wherever he goes.

 

[Gold Dragon]

Mexico should have stopped this mob days ago. AMLO is going to do this stuff for the next six years on my opinion. Trump will have to declare a national emergency or something.

Just say no to Hispanic mobs.

AMLO does not take office until December. He has no control over the Mexican response to this.

Migrant caravan in Mexico en route to the US – in pictures

[sarcasm]Only 5200? How is that measly number going to deal with this great existential threat to the US? You pay taxes to protect you country and look at those photos. That is the scariest army attacking the US since the war of 1812.[/sarcasm]

 

[Gold Dragon]

To be fair, I think it is right that the US protect its borders and probably need more funding and resources to manage the migration, including manpower and security that may include physical structures.

What doesn't need to happen is the hyperbole and fear mongering through the media as if this was the biggest threat to US sovereignty while other things like Russian election interference and Saudi Arabia killing a reporter working for a US newspaper in their embassy are no big deal.

 

[Gold Dragon]

In terms of violent drug dealers and mafia/cartel types, Trump seems to get along with them fine as long as they have the right skin tone, accent and bank account size. He helps them with real estate deals, vouches for them in depositions and even hires them to work for him.

Trump’s Russian Laundromat

 

[Wesley Briggman]

My opinion is that Mexico should use their army with martial law to stop this mob and deport them from Mexico.

I agree. Mexico should enforce their laws. Since they did not, our primary beef should be with them. We do not have methods and procedures to deal with unarmed, civilian invaders.