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ehrnst

(32,640 posts)
Fri Nov 2, 2018, 09:37 AM Nov 2018

Where our military really expects violent action at the border...

Estimated 200 unregulated armed militia members currently operating along the southwest border. Reported incidents of unregulated militias stealing National Guard equipment during deployments. They operate under the guise of citizen patrols supporting CBP [Customs and Border Protection] primarily between POEs [Points of Entry],” according to the documents.

The documents go onto highlight historical protests that support immigrants crossing the U.S. border. Those protests in some cases have shut down points of entry controlled by Customs and Border Protection, but the assessment concludes that protests are “normally peaceful unless extreme right or left groups attend.


https://www.newsweek.com/trump-administration-migrant-caravan-border-troops-1196855
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Where our military really expects violent action at the border... (Original Post) ehrnst Nov 2018 OP
A bunch of yahoos running the desert in pseudo "military exercizes" is a big concern. marble falls Nov 2018 #1
Evidently these nutbags don't have jobs or they wouldn't have time to camp out at the border. blueinredohio Nov 2018 #2
Wannabe soldiers, play soldiers, plastic soldiers HAB911 Nov 2018 #3
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