Bush to Call for Guard Troops on Border

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Bush to Call for Guard Troops on Border

Posted on May 14, 2006

The president will call for thousands of National Guard troops to augment Border Patrol agents. Democrats point out that National Guard troops are already overextended in Iraq.

AP:

President Bush will call for thousands of National Guard troops to be deployed along the Mexico border in support of patrols aimed at keeping out illegal immigrants, a White House official said Sunday on the eve of an Oval Office address announcing the plan.

White House aides worked into the night Sunday to iron out details of the proposal and allay concerns among lawmakers that using troops to man the border would further burden the an overextended military.

A White House official said Bush would propose using troops as a stopgap measure while the Border Patrol builds up its resources. The troops would play a supportive role to Border Patrol agents, who would maintain primary responsibility for physically guarding the border.

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By thebigerns, May 15, 2006 at 10:24 am Link to this comment
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Fighting them at home, so we won’t have to fight them over there.

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By Guitarsandmore, May 14, 2006 at 8:34 pm Link to this comment
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Well, it has been almost 5 years since 9/11 and so my first thought is do you think the president could have moved any slower? How many terrorists have snuck across the border during the last five years?

If it takes them 5 years to fix the Katrina damage the southern states might just break off and sink into the sea waiting for fortification. And are all of those kids in Louisiana just going to grow up homeless? Shouldnt the CDC be very concerned? Cant we get some HUD money in there right away? How about some good old fashion urban renewal block grants?

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