Trump sends troops to Mexico border; double the number fighting ISIS in Syria

Tuesday, October 30th 2018 - 07:42 UTC

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The Pentagon said on Monday it is sending 5,200 troops, some armed, to the Southwest border this week in an extraordinary military operation to stop Central American migrants traveling north in two caravans that were still hundreds of miles from the U.S. The number of troops is more than double the 2,000 who are in Syria fighting the Islamic State group. Read full article

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And the numerical significance of the relative levels of troop deployment is?

80% of the asylum applications will be rejected as fraudulent. No one is going to be released pending adjudication. Welcome to tent city.
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