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Trump Defense Department sent nearly 5,000 fewer troops for Harvey recovery than claimed
Posted on 9/2/17 at 12:39 pm
Posted on 9/2/17 at 12:39 pm
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The Pentagon accidentally miscounted the number of active-duty troops that were deployed to help in Texas and Louisiana following Hurricane Harvey, CNN reported.
U.S. Northern Command said Thursday that the U.S. military had deployed more than 6,300 active-duty troops but had actually only deployed 1,638 as of 7 a.m. Friday.
Pentagon spokesman Army Lt. Col. Jamie Davis told CNN that "an accounting error" caused the miscalculation. Some National Guard forces were double-counted as active-duty troops, he said.
"In a fast-moving response such as this, some people were inadvertently double-counted on a spreadsheet," Davis said in a statement. "We have corrected our process to ensure this doesn't happen again."
Davis insisted that "an accounting error doesn't lessen the impact of our response."
As of Friday morning, the Pentagon had deployed the 1,600 active-duty troops and 1,254 civilians and contractors to help with relief and recovery efforts.
They join troops from the Texas National Guard, activated in its entirety by Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Monday, as well as National Guard troops from Virginia, Arkansas, New York, Iowa, Georgia and a number of other states.
Another 1,050 active-duty service members could deploy, according to the Pentagon.
The troops will help with medical support, search and rescue, aid delivery and other services as Texas continues to deal with catastrophic flooding from Hurricane Harvey. Since making landfall as a category 4 hurricane last week, the storm has claimed the lives of at least 30 people.
Posted on 9/2/17 at 12:45 pm to Rakim
I hope they are getting all the help they need.These folks are trying to find water to drink.Man,the things we take for granted..
Posted on 9/2/17 at 12:48 pm to Clark14
I hope they are getting all the help they need.These folks are trying to find water to drink.Man,the things we take for granted..
Cajun Navy saved a few hundred lives Im convinced
Cajun Navy saved a few hundred lives Im convinced
This post was edited on 9/2/17 at 12:48 pm
Posted on 9/2/17 at 12:49 pm to Rakim
Troops deployed is the important number, not their active status. They are all technically active at the moment anyway, as they were activated for Harvey recovery
Posted on 9/2/17 at 12:51 pm to Lsuchs
Numbers games is always tricky
The point is Trump was fed the new number he didn't make it up
The point is Trump was fed the new number he didn't make it up
Posted on 9/2/17 at 12:54 pm to Rakim
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Trump Defense Department sent nearly 5,000 fewer troops for Harvey recovery than claimed
I'm going to use this too
Posted on 9/2/17 at 1:02 pm to goatmilker
I didn't see a number of total troops deployed quoted. If they mentioned the total then yes 5000 fewer were deployed. If they only have the quote "said they had deployed more than 6,300 active-duty troops but had actually only deployed 1,638" then there were not fewer deployed they were just mislabeled
This post was edited on 9/2/17 at 1:03 pm
Posted on 9/2/17 at 1:09 pm to Rakim
people helping one another,that's what's great about this country..
Posted on 9/2/17 at 2:08 pm to Rakim
Not for want, us and 4 other bases have been on standby and within one hour recall status all week long. The story we've gotten is the governor of Texas hasn't requested our medical capabilities
Posted on 9/2/17 at 2:09 pm to Mizzoufan26
delete
This post was edited on 9/2/17 at 2:11 pm
Posted on 9/2/17 at 2:12 pm to Rakim
Don't worry, the Cajun Navy is picking up the slack.
Posted on 9/2/17 at 2:20 pm to Rakim
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Trump Defense Department sent nearly 5,000 fewer troops for Harvey recovery than claimed
Not reading, but willing to bet it can easily be resolved. No need for a stupid article.
Posted on 9/2/17 at 2:29 pm to Rakim
They're not really necessary anyway.
Posted on 9/2/17 at 2:31 pm to Rakim
But why won't trump release his troop returns???? ##troopgate
Posted on 9/2/17 at 2:44 pm to Rakim
Kasich will surely be President now!
Posted on 9/2/17 at 3:02 pm to Rakim
We wanted to keep the hurricane guessing. No reason to tell our enemies what we are going to do.
Posted on 9/2/17 at 3:12 pm to mmcgrath
Poor taste post of the week by you
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