Security experts question border mission for military WASHINGTON â€" Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has left no doubt that his top priori...
WASHINGTON â€" Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has left no doubt that his top priority as leader of the military is making it more "lethal" â€" better at war and more prepared for it.
And yet, nothing about the military's new mission at the U.S.-Mexico border advances that goal. Some argue it detracts from it.
The troops going to the Southwest border are a small fraction of the military's 1.3 million active-duty members. But many question the wisdom of drawing even several thousand away from training for their key purpose: to win wars. Officials said about 100 arrived at the border Thursday.
James Stavridis, a former head of Southern Command, says the troops should be preparing for combat, "not monitoring a peaceful border" for the arrival of a distant caravan of migrants.
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