(01-07-2019, 10:44 AM)StroudCrowd1 Wrote:

(01-07-2019, 02:45 AM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: We don't need to build an expensive barrier. We need to bring home our military men and women stationed overseas. Most of those countries don't even want us there. Work out a deal where those countries can use our military bases on a rental basis, thereby bringing in money to the U.S. I also build bases along our southern border for all branches of the military and I use them to continuously patrol the border daily. Making a strong military presence along the border is a much bigger deterrent to illegals than a wall.

Also, why are we keeping illegals in detention camps? I simply have them fill out the necessary paperwork for asylum, have them provide a contact number in Mexico and tell them they will be contacted when their case is ready. All cases will be heard in designated areas along the border to make it easier for the migrants to get to their hearings. After the paperwork is collected  to start their asylum process, I release them back to where the came from, the Mexican side of the border. If Mexico wouldn't have let them into their country to begin with, we wouldn't have this problem. Tell Mexico to either fix their own border problems or be overrun with migrants from Central or South America, waiting for their cases to be heard in the U.S.

I heard one retired general suggest using private military in situations like Syria & Afghanistan. I don't know the intricacies of something like that, but it sounds good on the surface.

What's the advantage of using private military?   Are you talking about mercenaries?   Would they have an air force to back them up?   Is there a private military that can support themselves logistically?  How would they be fed and supplied?   How would we oversee and coordinate their activities?   

I know that's a lot of questions.  I just don't see how a private military would have 1/100th of the capability of the US military.

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