Posted on 05/27/2010 7:23:15 PM PDT by gunsequalfreedom
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's Democratic allies in the Senate have repelled a move by presidential rival John McCain to send an additional 6,000 National Guard troops to the U.S-Mexico border. The Arizona Republican says the security situation along the order has deteriorated so badly that 3,000 guard troops are needed just to help protect his state. But McCain failed to muster the required 60 votes for his plan as the Senate continued debate on an a war funding bill. Obama on Tuesday promised to send 1,200 Guard troops to the border to support efforts to block drug trafficking and temporarily supplement Border Patrol agents until more agents can be trained.
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It would be sweet if Governor Brewer pulled the rug out from under the librats...
and ordered them there this morning.
He also said "on as AS NEEDED basis". Who is going to determine, AS NEEDED?
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