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The biggest show of force that i have seen in my lifetime down on the border with 7,000 active duty -- we sent down the national guard to act in a support role, basically pushing paper behind a desk's. these guys have been activated under a different title, title x authority to work hand in glove with border patrol directly on the border. so we hope that they provide deterrence, so that when the family units. they are not going to be matched with the united states military. >> sandra: i think there is a lot of confusion, though. as to what exactly 15,000 troops on the border would do or be abl...

Under our law. currently, the law that myself and the chairman tried to change that would have prevented this caravan from getting into the united states. every democrat voted against our bill, and i sure hope the leadership will take that bill when we get back after the election. >> bill: james mattis was asked about this, and he said it -- well, i will let him tell you. here he is. >> the support that we provide to the secretary for homeland security is practical support based on the requests from the commissioner of customs and border police. so we don't do stunts in this department. thank ...

Strong signal to the people in that caravan that you have 15,000 american troops, along with the customs and border patrol, the walls, the drones and everything else that we have at our border, that are prepared to stop you. >> so on that note, you say they're there to support. rear admiral john kirby, who is a cnn analyst, former spokesman for the defense department, says they're going to be there as cooks, as pilots, mechanics. they're not there to combat the migrants from coming in or stop them from coming in, they're there to be in support roles. is it misleading for the president to paint...

Homeland security secretary nielsen saying at the moment everything is on the table. >> we will be making announcements on additional measures that we are looking at within our legal construct to ensure that this is an orderly process and that those who have no right to be in our country are able to be apprehended quickly and removed. >> president trump ordered the national guard to the u.s. mexico border earlier this year, but those 2,000 national guard troops are currently under the control of state governors. the president, though, reiterated his promise to send in the military when he spok...

Of those folks. so others are engaging. it is the right way to be able to handle it. >> sandra: but the president has not rolled out the military option. he says it is still on the table, and he will throw all of the resources at the border as it is needed. what do you expect to see happen there, and is it so good that the president is putting that on the table? >> sure it is. what is interesting, democratic colleagues saying that i can't believe that the president would call the national guard for that. president obama called out the national guard for the unaccompanied minors push that happe...