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1. Jezza™ (jeremiah@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Sunday, 28-Oct-2018 21:58:01 EDT Jezza™

   Anyone with military logistics experience riddle me this:

   As of 6 days ago, ABC had the caravan at 7200 people.

   That's 7200 people eating, drinking, and shitting.

   Who's feeding them? And more to the point -- how much food does it take to do this? How many pounds a day are we talking? If this were soldiers on their feet, what kind of support would be required to keep them fed and watered?

   1. Mark (mhjohnson@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Sunday, 28-Oct-2018 22:14:43 EDT Mark

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      @jeremiah Pounds per day - generally four (or just under 30000), though backpackers get by with half that with freeze dried food.
      Tooth to tail (combat vs non-combat) varies by branch of military but has steadily grown over the years. Was 2% non-combat through 1800's. It changed to 2:1 in WWI, roughly 1:1 at the end of WWII, 1:2 in Korean War etc. By the way, a fighter pilot can have 10 people supporting him and the aircraft.
      The caravan is likely a scourge on the communities it passes through.