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 by Staff Writers Washington (AFP) Nov 17, 2018
President Donald Trump on Saturday defended his controversial deployment of thousands of troops to the US-Mexico border, confirming they would remain in place "as long as necessary." "We have a tremendous military force on the southern border, we have large numbers of people trying to get into our country," he told reporters at the White House ahead of a visit to California. "They built great fencing, they built a very powerful fence," he added. Some 5,900 active-duty troops are now stationed along the border, a contentious deployment in support of civilian forces that Trump ordered ahead of the recent midterm elections. Opponents have criticized the cost and usefulness of the operation, dismissing it as a political stunt. An additional 2,100 or so National Guardsmen have been deployed to support operations at the border, bringing the total military presence to about 8,000.
Mattis to travel to Mexican border, Wyoming on Wednesday Washington (UPI) Nov 13, 2018 Secretary of Defense Mattis will depart Wednesday on a day trip with stops in Texas visiting troops stationed on the Mexican border and F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Wyo., for a ceremony commemorating the return of the war prize Balangiga bells to the Philippines. Mattis will meet with commanders and soldiers among the thousands of troops currently stationed on the border, with numbers that the Department of Defense has said will reach roughly 7,000.The troops stationed there are mean ... read more
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