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  • Obama May Send National Guard To Mexican Border In Escalating Drug War

    03/11/2009 7:18:02 PM PDT · by van_erwin · 71 replies · 3,970+ views
    McClatchy Newspapers ^ | Wed, Mar. 11, 2009 | Maria Recio
    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...