POLL: Should the Pentagon have announced that troops are leaving the border?
POLL: Should the Pentagon have announced that troops are leaving the border?
BY TEAM DML / NOVEMBER 19, 2018 /
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In response to the news last month that several migrant caravans consisting of thousands of Central Americans were headed toward the United States, President Trump ordered the military to be deployed to the Mexico-U.S. border, in an effort to stop them.
Several thousand of the migrants have already arrived in Tijuana, and officials are predicting the number will soon swell to at least 10,000.
However, on Monday, Army Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan said in an interview that all 5,800 deployed active duty troops should be home by Christmas, with some heading home in the coming days, according to Politico:
The general overseeing the deployment told POLITICO on Monday that the first troops will start heading home in the coming days as some are already unneeded, having completed the missions for which they were sent. The returning service members include engineering and logistics units whose jobs included placing concertina wire and other barriers to limit access to ports of entry at the U.S.-Mexico border.
This statement comes amid several reports of migrants saying they plan to wait until thousands more arrive in Tijuana, then all rush the border at once, in an effort to overwhelm authorities and push their way across into the United States.
PLEASE TAKE OUR POLL BELOW – WE WANT YOUR OPINION. Should the announcement have been made publicly that the troops will be withdrawn from the border, considering the ongoing crisis with the caravan?
Should the Pentagon have announced publicly that troops will be withdrawn from the border?
Yes, they weren't going to stop the caravan anyway.
No, it sends a message to the caravan that the border is unprotected.
Undecided
Vote
Should the Pentagon have announced publicly that troops will be withdrawn from the border?
No, it sends a message to the caravan that the border is unprotected. 87.51%
Yes, they weren't going to stop the caravan anyway. 9.1%
Undecided 3.39%
(VOTE at Link)
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