Posted on 03/11/2009 7:18:02 PM PDT by van_erwin
President Obama weighed in Wednesday on the escalating drug war on the U.S.-Mexico border, saying that he was looking at possibly deploying National Guard troops to contain the violence but ruled out any immediate military move.
"We're going to examine whether and if National Guard deployments would make sense and under what circumstances they would make sense," Obama said during an interview with journalists for regional papers, including a McClatchy reporter.
"I don't have a particular tipping point in mind," he said. "I think it's unacceptable if you've got drug gangs crossing our borders and killing U.S. citizens."
Already this year there have been 1,000 people killed in Mexico along the border, following 2008's death toll of 5,800, according to federal officials who credit Mexican President Felipe Calderon for a crackdown on drug cartels.
(Excerpt) Read more at mcclatchydc.com ...
The Obamaloons will order the military to check each illegal for drugs...if clean, they’ll be allowed to come on in.
ewwwwwwww...ILLEGALS MAY GET HURT! CAREFUL.
But he said he wouldn’t!
Oh. Now Posse Commitatis doesn’t matter?
You aint sending anyone Bambi unless the state Gov signs off
They will only be there as escorts to get the “innocent” out of Mexico and to their rightful sanctuary city here in the USA.
Nothing to worry about here. Just Obama paying the obligatory lip service to one more issue that is, “above his pay grade”.
The National Guard is in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Um Obama.
Only the State Governor can deploy his National Guard to the border.
But you can send Federal Troops.
A village in kenya is missing an idiot.
Go ahead Muzzie, make our day.
Well, I'm sure glad he 'thinks' that. Sheesh....
You aint sending anyone Bambi unless the state Gov signs off
From the article...
...In a recent visit to El Paso, Texas Gov. Rick Perry called for 1,000 troops to protect the border....
....Obama was cautious, however. "We've got a very big border with Mexico," he said. "I'm not interested in militarizing the border...."
Obama demonstrating that he can’t be wrong 100 percent of the time.
...Obama was cautious, however. “We’ve got a very big border with Mexico,” he said. “I’m not interested in militarizing the border....”
Personally I am glad for that. Its a pet peeve of mine.
To help safeguard the deliveries, no doubt.
("...maybe a little blow")
He will ensure the National Guard protects illegal aliens as they enter the country from those nasty freedom/capitalistic loving Americans.
WHAT??? Mexico never attacked us! How man have to die in 0bama’s illegal war? Will his daughters be drafted and have to serve in Mexico?
Maybe you can just vote “Present” as*hole.
I hardly call some drug thugs an emergency.
An emergency that has been festering for what? 25 years?
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