Marine Corps commandant says deploying troops to the border poses ‘unacceptable risk’

By artappraiser on Thu, 03/21/2019 - 3:49pm |

The LA Times obtained internal memos that show Marine Corps Gen. Robert Neller told the Pentagon that the President's shifting of resources to the border posed “unacceptable risk to Marine Corps combat readiness and solvency.” https://t.co/h3PRMJzMF6
— Michael Del Moro (@MikeDelMoro) March 21, 2019

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https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-marine-corps-border-national-emergency-20190321-story.html

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Stars & Stripes has directly republished the LATimes story and made it their current home page banner headline, like this:

In memos, Marine commandant says deploying troops to border poses 'unacceptable risk' to readiness

In two internal memos, Marine Corps Gen. Robert Neller said the “unplanned/unbudgeted” deployment along the border that President Donald Trump ordered last fall, and shifts of other funds to support border security, had forced him to cancel or reduce planned military training in at least five countries, and delay urgent repairs at bases.

by artappraiser on Thu, 03/21/2019 - 4:13pm

Interesting. Stars and Stripes is a military news paper for military personnel. Not only is it sold in all stores on all bases but you can find free copies laying around on tables in all common areas.

by ocean-kat on Thu, 03/21/2019 - 4:43pm

Marine Corps commandant says deploying troops to the border poses ‘unacceptable risk’

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