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riversedge

(70,225 posts)
Mon Oct 29, 2018, 08:23 PM Oct 2018

This weekend before the midterms Trump will have US troops on the border PROTECTING the USA

from #asylumSeekers --those so-called "dangerous" "infectious" children, and their parents. That will be the OPTICS and Trumps corrupt media as he calls it will

cover it wall to wall=yup -wait for the optics.

Trump has created a National emergency!!













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C_U_L8R

(45,002 posts)
3. A real Congress would be howling over this misuse of our Military
Mon Oct 29, 2018, 08:26 PM
Oct 2018

Our Generals should be refusing orders and tendering their resignations. What a disgrace.

C_U_L8R

(45,002 posts)
8. Then they are not worthy of the uniforms they wear
Mon Oct 29, 2018, 08:32 PM
Oct 2018

Just following orders is no excuse. Especially when those orders are chasing some bullshit politicized conspiracy theory that ends up threatening innocent refugees... many woman and children. They have a choice to do right or wrong. We'll see who has true integrity and who's just a political pawn.

riversedge

(70,225 posts)
10. Mexican Ambassador just told NPR that the refugee caravan is down to 3000, not the 7000 still being
Mon Oct 29, 2018, 08:37 PM
Oct 2018







Clara Jeffery
?Verified account @ClaraJeffery

Mexican Ambassador just told NPR that the refugee caravan is down to ~3000, not the 7000 still being reported everywhere. And, as is the case EVERY YEAR, it’ll be far smaller by the time it reaches our border, 1,000 Miles/a month from now.



Corgigal

(9,291 posts)
6. What a waste of money.
Mon Oct 29, 2018, 08:31 PM
Oct 2018

However, active duty paychecks will be nice.

So old white people can sleep, from poor hungry humans a thousand miles away.

We're dumb as a bag of rocks.

DFW

(54,387 posts)
7. We are paying for 5000 of our own guys to go eat Tex-Mex and face down shoeless children
Mon Oct 29, 2018, 08:32 PM
Oct 2018

But we somehow can't spare a cent to stop domestic whack jobs from acquiring the firepower to shoot up a synagogue in Pittsburgh.

OK, boys and girls, someone see if they can find what's wrong with this picture.............

PSPS

(13,599 posts)
11. 5000 soldiers to 'protect' against 3000 'invaders'
Mon Oct 29, 2018, 10:27 PM
Oct 2018

Here's an idea: Each arriving family gets sponsored by one of the soldiers. The two families would be friends for life.

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