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I LOVE TRUMP. SO GOOD FOR THE MILITARY; HE'S TAKING OUR FUNDING TO PAY FOR A WALL! WTF!!!! | image tagged in us army soldier yelling radio iraq war,coffee soldier | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
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4 ups, 5y,
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Sorry, the military polling data does not support your assertion:

Strong support for Trump among veterans in new national poll - July 10

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2019/07/10/strong-support-for-trump-among-veterans-in-new-national-poll/

The Smithsonian Magazine conducted a poll of veterans and active troops, with some very good results supporting current policy.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/new-poll-us-troops-veterans-reveals-thoughts-current-military-policies-180971134/

Specifically relevant to your sad little meme here - this question was asked of the troops:

"I support the use of U.S. military armed services deployed at the U.S.-Mexico border to prevent people from entering the United States illegally." which received 65% support.
1 up, 5y
ALL YOUR POLLING DATA TELLS ME IS THAT OUR MILITARY PERSONEL NEVER READ THE CONSTITUTION | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
and really has nothing to do with the op's meme.

doesn't matter anyways really.
Obama took care of that in his signing of the NDAA of 2012.
so I guess even my point is moot.
carry on.
0 ups, 5y,
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July 10 is a bit old considering this funding pull from the military just happened last week. It has nothing to do with military being stationed at the wall. It's pulling funding from military expenditures and using it for wall building.
2 ups, 5y,
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Too bad that isn't true. The Pentagon has been sending defense money to the wall project since May

https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/pentagon-diverting-money-border-wall
0 ups, 5y,
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Yeah, you don't know what's going on. That money had little if no affect on the military and didn't stop any projects. I'm talking about 3.6 billion signed off by the Pentagon last week that will directly stop projects, construction and military expenses deemed important.
2 ups, 5y,
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Like the building project at Fort Huachuca - that was already on hold for environmental reasons? Yeah....I'm aware of those sorts of panty-bunch-inducing items. Congress had their chance, and they chose not to fund an important piece of national security in favor of being anti-Trump. Border security is within the purview of the presidency.
0 ups, 5y,
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According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection statistics, 90 percent of heroin seized along the border, 88 percent of cocaine, 87 percent of methamphetamine, and 80 percent of fentanyl in the first 11 months of the 2018 fiscal year was caught trying to be smuggled in at legal crossing points.

Nearly all those coming across the border today are coming in through border crossings.

Important piece of national security my ass.
2 ups, 5y,
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You see, that's the trouble with statistics....you only know what you know. Those high percentages were seized at ports of entry - where they're looking at everything and everyone coming through. If everything and everyone coming across the unchecked border were checked, how would those percentages change? There's no way to know, because we don't check those people.

Here's a statistic for you. 100% of the people crossing between ports of entry are criminals. How's that for security? Their first act entering the country is committing a crime.
0 ups, 5y,
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They do check those people. These estimates are also based on the amounts found on those caught crossing the border illegally.
2 ups, 5y,
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They don't catch everyone, and you're a fool if you think they do.
1 up, 5y
There are these things called statistics, analytics and math. Smarter people than you are capable of using them to estimate the numbers of people who get through both border crossings carrying drugs and those who cross land into America with drugs.

You are a dumb ass aren't you.

That's not a question. It's a statement of fact.
1 up, 5y,
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Dumb. Neither do they catch everyone crossing at border crossings!

Gawd.
2 ups, 5y
OK, I'll use small words.

Everyone who crosses at a port of entry is examined. Maybe they don't catch them all, but they look at them all. They can be counted.

Very few who cross illegally - between ports of entry (across rivers, deserts, over fences) - are examined. The number of people crossing are only estimates - because they are not counted.....

Do you get it now, or do I need to draw it in purple crayon?
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