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To: zipper
>>>The National Guard is the Wal-Mart of national defense. If the federal government was serious about saving money, they’d let the states keep the Apaches and give them the other helicopters too.

Yep. The National Guard does the same job for about 1/3 the cost. If they really wanted to be constitutional and save money, they would slash the active duty and build up the Guard. No need to have such a large active duty if you stay within the bounds of the constitution and stay out of every wild fire in the world.

14 posted on 04/19/2014 1:56:39 PM PDT by NELSON111
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To: NELSON111
The National Guard does the same job for about 1/3 the cost.

They do? We have Airborne units in the Guard, but which one can replace the 82nd Airborne Division with a days, or a years notice?

47 posted on 04/19/2014 3:03:02 PM PDT by ansel12 ((Libertarianism offers the transitory concepts and dialogue to move from conservatism, to liberalism)
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