Obama puts forth border plan similar to Bush's

AP on Yahoo ^ | 5/26/10 | Jacques Billeaud - ap

[NormsRevenge]

PHOENIX – President Barack Obama's plan to send as many as 1,200 National Guard troops back to the U.S.-Mexico border quelled demands that he must do more to battle illegal immigration and drug smuggling, but advocates for tougher enforcement say the troops need authority to make detentions.

The new plan looks similar to the National Guard initiative under former President George W. Bush, but on a much smaller scale: Troops will work on intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support, and will eventually be replaced by more border patrol and customs agents. The plan at this point doesn't call for the ability to round up suspected illegal immigrants and smugglers.

U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Carlos Pascual, speaking to journalists Wednesday in Mexico City, said the troops will serve as a bridge until the American government can get more agents on the border. He emphasized that the troops won't be working on the front lines or interacting with people crossing the border.

[EGPWS]

Well then if it’s similar to Bush, we can blame Bush can’t we?

[South40]

Wonderful. Bush was pro-amnesty. So is Hussein.

[marron]

Real nice.

Just build the fence, will you?

[pepsionice]

Lets be honest...it is pretty much the same plan. Bush said send intelligence personnel, support personnel, and these overhead unmanned recon craft to help the border patrol. This is the same plan by Obama. The difference? Arizona’s governor was a Democrat at the time...with NM’s governor and Arnold...and they basically said it was stupid. Now? We have one real Republican governor, Arnold, and the same NM governor.

[RasterMaster]

[NormsRevenge]

LOL

The media.

‘Agenda Uber Alles’

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Just build the fence, will you?

That and a several hundred mile long military training facility for snipers.

[NormsRevenge]

but then there is this.. :-}

Obama’s new security strategy breaks with Bush
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2521914/posts

[Cobra64]

"The new plan looks similar to the National Guard initiative under former President George W. Bush."

[EGPWS]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl3vxEudif8

[EGPWS]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OQXiZsjx2E

[FreeperDoll]

OMG the wannabe prez has run out of options, so do what works! we miss you President Bush and welcomes President Palin!

[Opinionated Blowhard]

In other words, a load of BS propaganda meant to fool the public and pave the way for open borders amnesty.

[jetson]

Why doesn’t the Mesiah just go down to the border and raise his hand and say “no more my children, you must turn around and go back home.”

[Freddd]

Right, blame bush then, blame bush now, claim Obama’s plan is like bush’s.....with Obama it’s always Bush..

[TigersEye]

What do they mean 'similar to Bush's?' Temporary increase in BP presence? Dog and pony show ICE raids? Maybe get Congress to fund the fence, again, and then drop it after a few miles are built?

Can we now safely say from experience that the main difference will be a quadrupled cost?

[EGPWS]

.....with Obama it’s always Bush..

Bush fills his suit when he wears it.

[HiJinx]

Ping!