Lots of questions, but few answers at hearing on troops’ border deployment
First House Armed Services Committee hearing probes rationale, effects of active duty mission
Posted Jan 30, 2019 5:03 AM
John M. Donnelly
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The first House Armed Services hearing of the new Congress, an examination of the deployment of thousands of troops to America’s southern border, did not answer fundamental questions about the mission, now in its third month.
Most lawmakers neglected to adequately press defense officials on the contentious deployment on Tuesday, and Pentagon witnesses were unable or unwilling to answer many of the questions they got.
The need for answers grew more urgent Tuesday as acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan told reporters at the Pentagon that “several thousand†more U.S. troops would be needed to fulfill a Homeland Security Department request.
http://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/questions-few-answers-on-border-delployment
