Multiple media outlets are now announcing Trump will shortly sign a proclamation sending the National Guard to the southern border.

I have questions:

- Where’s the money come from?

Activating Guard troops, an activation that wasn’t scheduled, that’s not in the current state or federal budgets. How long? How much? Who pays?

Deploying troops isn’t cheap. They have to be fed, quartered, provisioned, transported. Where’s the money come from?

- What’s the mission?

The mission determines the equipment, determines the training, determines the costs. DHS Secretary Krstjen Nielsen said the troops will be in a support role, but refused to give details. What’s that mean?

- What are the rules of engagement?

I mean, we’re sending in TROOPS. Nielson declined to provide any information on what those troops will actually do when/if they confront immigrants attempting to cross the border.

- What are the limits of authority?

Soldiers under Federal authority are normally constrained from law enforcement on US soil. They CAN enforce the law under a state governor, but the states don’t have authority over border security. So, what’s the chain of command here?

“We will be taking strong action.”

What’s that MEAN?

Here’s the thing: Nielson said she hopes to have troops begin arriving as soon as TONIGHT.

Tonight.

But she ALSO said the administration hasn’t finalized a plan yet.

We’re sending troops. We don’t yet have a plan.

So, we’re sending troops without clear orders, objectives, chain of command, or ROE.

Maybe it’s just me.