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I did not think it could get worse after I wrote “National Guard Border Numbers Are A Carnival ShellGame.”

According to GEN Blum we know that the “6,000″ National Guard Soldiers equates to 581 Border Agents:

“The number that we’d identified originally when we started planning this operation that would – the numbers of badges back to the border, if you will, was 581.”

After searching, I have found what Congress is anticipating on spending for Operation Jump Start:

“$708 million for the Defense Department for the costs of deploying National Guard personnel at the border.”

Now you get to do the math on how much each “badge” is costing.

— Oak Leaf

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