Well he has a point.
Governor Perry went to Iraq to visit “the 4000 to 5000 National Guard Troops UNDER HIS COMMAND” Does Your Governor look at his/her troops as their responsibility?
Guardsmen are no longer under the Governor's command the instant they are Federalized. That quote is a political one, not a matter of law. I don't like it any better than you do but that's the way it is.