Pentagon prepares to expand military's role at border by loosening rules prohibiting troops from int

[SoCalNative]

Source: Washington Post

The Defense Department is preparing to approve a request from the Department of Homeland Security to provide military lawyers, cooks and drivers to assist with handling a surge of migrants along the southern border.

The move would require authorizing waivers for certain troops to a 2006 policy barring military personnel from coming into contact with migrants.

This is a developing story. It will be updated.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2019/04/26/pentagon-prepares-to-expand-militarys-role-at-border-by-loosening-rules-prohibiting-troops-from-interacting-with-migrants/?utm_term=.aa22bcfd5039

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Pentagon prepares to expand military’s role at border by loosening rules prohibiting troops from interacting with migrants

[Javaman]

1. how long before we invade.

mission creep by the creep in charge.

[davsand]

2. This is inching closer and closer to our army guarding our border.

Grim as it sounds, I'm starting to think this will end up with somebody getting shot on the border and Mexico declaring it an act of war.




Laura

[EX500rider]

4. I can't imagine anything short of a US invasion that would cause Mexico ...

.....to mention the word "war" and "USA" in the same sentence.

They have zero fighters or bombers and zero tanks and their Navies major warships are 2 frigates.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Army#Modern_equipment_of_the_Mexican_Army

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Air_Force#Aircraft_inventory

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Navy#Ships

[keithbvadu2]

3. "loosening rules" - Then they are not rules but suggestions.

"loosening rules" - Then they are not rules but suggestions.

[DeminPennswoods]

5. I think cooks and other behind the scenes logisitics

were contracted out years ago because of fewer people enlisting and GIs were needed for more front line or operational duties. My bet is that, save for the lawyers, these folks will be contractors, not uniformed military.