5 600 us soldiers stationed on the southern border of the United States, awaiting the approach of ten thousand of the caravan of migrants from Mexico, which is still hundreds of miles from the border. 2800 soldiers are in Texas, 1500 in the state of AZ and 1,300 in California.
«When you give the soldier a real mission, you have less problems with morale, even if it is for Christmas,» said New York Times Anthony brown, a former helicopter pilot who fought in Iraq. «But when you send a soldier in a dubious mission, which has no military value, in thanksgiving, it does not contribute to the morale».
Does not add to the festive mood of the soldiers and the lack of hot food and electricity. The soldiers on the border we sleep in tents for 20 soldiers, without electricity and air conditioning. In some parts there is no dining room — just ready meals «Ready-to-Eat». There are difficulties with charging the phone. Shower only runs seven minutes. The soldiers, suffering from the heat, violate the Charter and remove the armor.
Major Matt Howard, who told in an interview to NBC News about the difficulties, assured that troops will perform the task: «We are soldiers. We carry out orders».
On Friday, the President trump ordered to detain and deport anyone trying to enter the country through checkpoints, and called the column of migrants as a threat, stating that «many gang members and some very bad people are mixed in with the caravan.»
In response, the American civil liberties Union sued to block what the organization called «ban on asylum».
The Department of defense has not provided any cost estimates for the deployment of troops, but The Times reports that the location of the 15 thousand soldiers on the border will cost at least $ 200 million.
