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Posted by IrishMike
On News/Activism 08/03/2006 7:03:22 AM CDT · 60 replies · 1,132+ views
Washington Times ^ | August 3, 2006 | Stephen Dinan & Brian DeBose
The Senate did an abrupt about-face yesterday, voting overwhelmingly to begin paying for 370 miles of fencing and 500 miles of vehicle barriers on the U.S.-Mexico border, just three weeks after voting against the same spending. The amendment's sponsor said senators were so embarrassed by that July 13 vote that most felt they had to reverse course and vote for it this time -- especially after so many were on record in May voting to build the fence in the first place. The amendment, which provides nearly $2 billion for the project, passed 94-3, with 66 senators switching from "no"...
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The Washington Times article says only 2,675 are actually on the border.
This article (yesterday) says 6,199 are there.
National Guard Tops Troops Required for Border Mission
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Posted by SandRat
On News/Activism 08/02/2006 7:25:44 PM CDT · 8 replies · 101+ views
American Forces Press Service ^ | Sgt. Sara Wood, USA
WASHINGTON, August 2, 2006 – The National Guard has exceeded its troop requirement along the southwestern U.S. border by almost 200 servicemembers and is assisting U.S. Border Patrol activities there, a senior Defense Department official said here today. “We were obligated, by Aug. 1, to have 6,000 National Guardsmen deployed to the four-state southwest border region. And, in fact, as of close of business yesterday, we had 6,199 soldiers,” Paul McHale, assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense, said in an interview. “We kept our commitment to the secretary of defense, Lieutenant General (H Steven) Blum (chief of the National... |
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6,000-plus Guard troops in border states - though only about half are on duty along the border
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Posted by NormsRevenge
On News/Activism 07/31/2006 7:39:47 PM CDT · 21 replies · 193+ views
AP on Yahoo ^ | 7/31/06 | Elliot Spagat - ap
SAN DIEGO - More than 6,000 National Guard troops have been assigned to southwestern border states by the government's Aug. 1 deadline — though only about half of them are on duty along the border, the Guard said Monday. Guard officials said 6,199 troops were somewhere in the four southwestern border states, with many still in training. Col. Mark Allen, a spokesman for the National Guard Bureau, said 2,000 to 3,000 were on the border, most searching for illegal activity. The Guard never intended to have 6,000 troops "with their toes on the border," said Col. Mark Allen, a spokesman...
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Someone is lying!!!!! |
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