Vincente doesn't have much to worry about. F&F this morning said that the number of NG's was 10,000 on Sunday, but went down to 6,000 AFTER Vincente's call to GW.
Looking back at the actual speech, however, even that 6,000 is a hedge number which could be nothing more than parsing and nuancing. The exact quote is:
"...up to 6,000 Guard members will be deployed to our southern border."
"up to" could mean half a dozen
up to 6,000. The Adminstration, instead of hiring some 2,000 new BP agents the Congress allowed for, only hired some 300.
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Another poster in another thread found this nuancing/parsing:
Also, notice he said "reduce" not stop illegals.
We will continue to work cooperatively to improve security on both sides of the border ... to confront common problems like drug trafficking and crime ... and to reduce illegal immigration.
He still intends to keep the gates open.
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05/16/2006 7:12:40 AM CDT by
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