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Obama to slash National Guard force on U.S.-Mexico border
The Washington Times ^ | 12/12/11 | Stephen Dinan

Posted on 12/12/2011 3:00:02 PM PST by illiac

Blaming budget cuts, the Obama administration early next year will cut the number of National Guard troops patrolling the U.S.-Mexico border by at least half, according to a congressman who was briefed on the plan.

The National Guard said an announcement will be made by the White House “in the near future,” but Rep. Duncan Hunter, a California Republican who has learned of the plans, said slashing the deployment in half is the minimum number, and he said it will mean reshuffling the remaining troops along the nearly 2,000-mile border.

In California, that will mean going from 264 Guard troops down to just 14, he said.

Mr. Hunter said the pending cuts are another reason Congress and President Obama should revisit the automatic defense spending reductions that kicked in with the failure last month of the deficit super-committee to reach a broader spending deal.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: aliens; borderwars; budgetcuts; military; shadowwars; threatmatrix
Just let the illegals and drug cartels flow into our country......what a mess
1 posted on 12/12/2011 3:00:06 PM PST by illiac
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To: illiac

Dumbo’s idea of security


2 posted on 12/12/2011 3:06:57 PM PST by Doogle ((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: illiac

dear leader wants as many illegals as possible to enter the country...to vote and cause havoc.


3 posted on 12/12/2011 3:09:57 PM PST by matt1234 (Bring back the HUAC.)
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To: illiac

The National Guard belongs to the several States. Unless they are Federalized, they remain under the command of the governor.

The cost of keeping Guard units on the border can be offset by confiscating all the drug cash taken from the mules and coyotes. Current practice says to burn the cash (stupid system).


4 posted on 12/12/2011 3:12:07 PM PST by Old Sarge (RIP FReeper Skyraider (1930-2011) - You Are Missed)
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To: illiac

Just shoving it to the southrn states. Lets call it the Gulf war....


5 posted on 12/12/2011 3:15:04 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: MestaMachine

BW ping


6 posted on 12/12/2011 3:17:48 PM PST by thouworm (.)
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To: illiac

Come on, y’all, give him a break. He doesn’t have much time before the election. Gotta get them in and registered to vote. Time’s a wastin’!


7 posted on 12/12/2011 3:25:44 PM PST by Wage Slave (Army Mom!)
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To: illiac
The anointed one is loosing his base and needs the votes.
8 posted on 12/12/2011 3:26:22 PM PST by CowboyConservative
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To: illiac

Since we are reducing the number of National Guardsmen in California to 14 , maybe we need a new banner to declare that “Mission Completed” in the War on Drugs, especially since the most sophisticated drug transport tunnels have been found there .

I sure am glad that the DEA is helping launder cartel drug money so they can see where it is going , and how it is being done . I never thought that ‘my government’ would be involved in such a transaction as a “study”. Don’t they use already educated and trained accountants anymore ?


9 posted on 12/12/2011 3:29:33 PM PST by Tilted Irish Kilt ( (The Obama Adminstration: 2nd wave of attacks on America after 9/11) by GlockThe Vote)
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To: illiac

Whatever happened to “protect us from enemies , foreign and domestic” ? Aha ! That must not be a border issue !!


10 posted on 12/12/2011 3:32:19 PM PST by Tilted Irish Kilt ( (The Obama Adminstration: 2nd wave of attacks on America after 9/11) by GlockThe Vote)
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To: illiac
Just in time for the election. YAY! He really thinks we're that stupid.
11 posted on 12/12/2011 3:36:41 PM PST by liberalh8ter
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To: afnamvet; TheOldLady; BuckeyeTexan; Glenn; Cheerio; fuzzthatwuz; Cap Huff; aragorn; HOYA97; ...
OUTRAGE!!!


12 posted on 12/12/2011 3:39:39 PM PST by MestaMachine (obama kills)
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt
Whatever happened to “protect us from enemies , foreign and domestic” ? Aha ! That must not be a border issue !!

obama has just told us that protecting us is WAY ABOVE his pay-grade.

He has told us we are on our own now.

13 posted on 12/12/2011 3:44:40 PM PST by Irish Eyes
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To: illiac
Commie Checklist

1. Arm Narco Terrorists
2. Disarm Americans
3. ???

14 posted on 12/12/2011 4:10:01 PM PST by rawcatslyentist (It is necessary that a person be born of a father who is a citizen; ~Vattel's Law of Nations)
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To: illiac

1. Gun stings with NO gun-tracking
2. Money-laundering stings with NO arrests
3. BP agent murdered by renegade FBI informant
4. Customs officer murdered in Mexico
5. Widespread reports of a USA/Sinaloa “intel for no load interception”-deal
6. Rumors Obama once smoked crack, and his autobiographical account detailing his own illicit drug use
6. Calls for automated border checkpoints with NO guards
7. Proposals DURING a “WOT” and “WOD” for slashing the National Guard on the border

Outrageous, right? Sure.

Surprising?

ONLY if you still cling to the less and less likely notion that the highest levels of US leadership is NOT cut-in on the profits of the drug-trade.

If instead you accept the premise that Barak Obama is secretly one of the Drug Kingpins, then ALL of this suddenly makes sense.

He wouldn’t have to sport snakeboots and a nickle-plated .45. His own over-worked cops lower on the Totem pole would not need to know.

He’d simply put out the word that for a price he and his homies would make the Drug War ineffective and his crew would collect their filthy loot.


15 posted on 12/12/2011 4:19:24 PM PST by gaijin
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To: Irish Eyes

The people are starting to realize that the political class in Washington D.C. could not care less about doing its Constitutional duty to protect the states from invasion & the courts have not ruled that the States have a right to do so when the Federal govt. refuses to do its duty .

So first thing on the agenda must be a Supreme court ruling that states that the individual States have the right to defend themselves from foreign invasion . My advise is don’t hold your breath on that one as the courts are in Washington D.C. .

Second item on the agenda is to make the laws in the border states with regard to use of force in-line with those in Texas ie if you are on someones property after dark it is presumed you are up to mischief & may be subject to lethal force.
Does anyone really think that California will go along with that? Only if you think they are gonna get a foot of snow on Guam.


16 posted on 12/12/2011 4:19:47 PM PST by Nebr FAL owner (.308 reach out & thump someone .50 cal.Browning Machine gun reach out & crush someone)
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To: illiac

Odumbo knows he’s in deep kimchi. He’s going to need a lot of illegal voters in November.


17 posted on 12/12/2011 4:45:40 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Stop BIG Government Greed Now!!!!)
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To: MestaMachine
You're right. This is another outrage. He rains outrage after outrage down on us as often as he can so that we will become depressed and disheartened.

Don't let the lying commie mozlim kenyan bastid get you down. He wants you down, so don't get down.

Never give the slimy creep what he wants.
18 posted on 12/12/2011 5:07:14 PM PST by TheOldLady (FReepmail me to get ON or OFF the ZOT LIGHTNING ping list)
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To: illiac

I do not think that this is about votes. It is about destroying our nation.

It could not be more clear that that is the agenda.


19 posted on 12/12/2011 5:11:22 PM PST by Radix ("..Democrats are holding a meeting today to decide whether to overturn the results of the election.")
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