Pentagon asked for more help on the US-Mexico border: official

The Pentagon received a new request Friday to provide support for the US Border Patrol, a defense official said, without specifying whether more troops would be sent to the US border with Mexico.The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the Department of Homeland Security had requested certain "capabilities," and that the Pentagon would determine what troops or equipment would be needed to accomplish their mission.Nearly 5,600 troops currently are deployed along the US-Mexico borde