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Pentagon rejected request for troops it viewed as emergency law enforcement at border CNN Washington (CNN) When the Trump administration first asked the Pentagon to send troops to the southern border, the administration wanted the troops to take on duties that Department of Defense officials viewed as law enforcement functions, CNN has ... Mattis vouched for Trump's decision to send troops to the border. Trump seems bent on making him regret it.Washington Post Trump's Surprise Border Mission Is a Politically Motivated Waste of Money: Pentagon SourcesNewsweek Border mission doesn't fit Mattis' focus on 'lethality'Philly.com all 603 news articles »

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