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2019-02-17 Home Front: Politix

Acting Pentagon chief not decided yet on funding border wall

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Posted by Besoeker 2019-02-17 02:14|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 Appears many in Washington have forgotten what the correct answer looks like. Here is an example:

"We fully support the boss. We're standing by to support and assist."

Posted by Besoeker 2019-02-17 02:22|| 2019-02-17 02:22|| Front Page Top

#2 After 8 years of Obama - who'd take him seriously - what do you expect?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-02-17 02:29|| 2019-02-17 02:29|| Front Page Top

#3 How much money is he expecting next year?

Posted by gorb 2019-02-17 09:31|| 2019-02-17 09:31|| Front Page Top

#4 Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said on Saturday he had not yet determined whether a border wall with Mexico was a military necessity or how much Pentagon money would be used.

Not his call.

Posted by JohnQC 2019-02-17 09:35|| 2019-02-17 09:35|| Front Page Top

#5 3.5 billion from CA projects would be a good start.
and no wall building in CA so $$ goes elsewhere.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2019-02-17 10:39|| 2019-02-17 10:39|| Front Page Top

#6 Is this one of those Rooters disinformation stories?

Posted by JohnQC 2019-02-17 12:14|| 2019-02-17 12:14|| Front Page Top

#7 Yes - the next quote is: “Very deliberately, we have not made any decisions, we have identified the steps we would take to make those decisions,” Shanahan said.

Posted by Frank G 2019-02-17 12:26|| 2019-02-17 12:26|| Front Page Top

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