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U.S._ ‘More dead bodies’ than Afghanistan: Veterans say southern border is ‘war zone’

THE WASHINGTON TIMES

‘More dead bodies’ than Afghanistan: Veterans say southern border is ‘war zone’


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By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times - Sunday, July 17, 2022



A Marine who was in Afghanistan when the country fell to the Taliban and who now lives in Texas told lawmakers he has seen more dead bodies along the U.S.-Mexico border than he did during his tour of duty.

Sen. Joni Ernst, an Iowa Republican who served in Iraq in 2003 and 2004, met the man during a trip to the border late last week and recounted his story to The Washington Times. She said she likened the border to a “war zone” and then talked with the Marine who made the same comparison.

He said, ‘I feel like I am in Afghanistan all over again.’ He said, ‘I have seen more dead bodies here’ than he did in Afghanistan. He said, ‘Replace the Taliban with the cartel’ because they are basically the same type of organization: They control all of the land there, they control who goes in, who goes out,” Ms. Ernst said.

She was part of a delegation of senators who made the trip to the border to get a firsthand look at the continuing chaos under the Biden administration.

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