Quote Originally Posted by Judy View Post
Mattis said they would be armed for self-defense. I already told you that. Take that to mean whatever you want it to. I think the earlier reports that you're going on were from Nielsen in DHS who got a little ahead of her skis, before Trump put Mattis in charge of this operation. Mattis is in charge of this operation because his Department is paying for it as a matter of national defense If you want to think Mad Dog Mattis is using his military money and his troops to play Kelly Girl and Tune-Up Guy for Border Patrol, well, like I said, you are free to believe whatever you want.
Okay, let's put that in the right context. Here's what was said:

The order, issued in response to President Donald Trump’s call for using troops to stem illegal immigration, specifies that National Guard troops will assist the Department of Homeland Security along the border but not perform law enforcement missions and will be armed only when necessary for self-defense.
http://www.sfexaminer.com/mattis-aut...border-mexico/

Well, since they won't be participating in law enforcement missions there will be no need for them to be armed, so I seriously doubt many, if any, will actually be armed.