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Obama May Send National Guard To Mexican Border In Escalating Drug War
McClatchy Newspapers ^ | Wed, Mar. 11, 2009 | Maria Recio

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 ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Mexico; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aliens; drugs; drugwarconsequences; illegals; mexico; nationalguard; thankperry; thankprohibition; warnextdoor
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To: mylife

Yep...as you say....State has to permit Mr. Obama to Order ANY troops in to Texas.
We will just send some Texas rangers down there along the border with Bubba and the Boys. Don’t mess with Texas BHOle.


21 posted on 03/11/2009 7:34:49 PM PDT by 4Speed
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To: mylife
A militarized border in a Timer of War seems like a no brainier.

That's not even counting the hordes of illegals who rape, steal, and loot the republic every day.

22 posted on 03/11/2009 7:35:36 PM PDT by BGHater (Tyranny is always better organised than freedom)
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To: 4Speed

If they would only turn us loose to patrol our own backyards a lot could be solved quickly.


24 posted on 03/11/2009 7:36:16 PM PDT by mylife ( The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Da Coyote

“The Obamaloons will order the military to check each illegal for drugs...if clean, they’ll be allowed to come on in.”

just the fact that there are NG deployed against drug smugglers will deter the illegals from coming.


25 posted on 03/11/2009 7:37:15 PM PDT by ari-freedom (Hail to the Dork!)
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To: BGHater

Maybe we should declare martial law in your state too?


26 posted on 03/11/2009 7:37:31 PM PDT by mylife ( The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mylife

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

Dear Bambi,

BUILD THE FRIGGIN WALL!

Regards

An American Citizen


27 posted on 03/11/2009 7:37:56 PM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (“Are you better off than you were a month ago?”)
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To: DocH

He will send troops that had their absentee balotts opened and found to vote Republican. He will send them to the border with guns, but no bullets. “Antagonizing the undocumented businessmen could antagonize them” is my prediction for a Zer0bama quote.


28 posted on 03/11/2009 7:39:21 PM PDT by MtnClimber (Zer0-bama intelligence, smaller than a quark, more difficult to find than a Higgs boson)
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To: BGHater

How did we get here?

The criminales have to much to gain thanks to liberal policy


29 posted on 03/11/2009 7:39:23 PM PDT by mylife ( The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: van_erwin
Will they be armed? Or be prosecuted if they shoot one of them in the butt?

sw

30 posted on 03/11/2009 7:39:40 PM PDT by spectre (Spectre's wife)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

Please bill EQAndyBuzz


31 posted on 03/11/2009 7:40:49 PM PDT by mylife ( The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mylife
Martial law has been going on since 1933.

Your state is on a international border. It's not capable of preventing thousands of illegals from coming into our Republic.

32 posted on 03/11/2009 7:40:55 PM PDT by BGHater (Tyranny is always better organised than freedom)
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To: van_erwin

Chicago style protection money? Bambi will get a cut or there will be some unfortunate enforcement action.


33 posted on 03/11/2009 7:41:38 PM PDT by Steamburg ( Your wallet speaks the only language most politicians understand.)
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To: mylife
Liberal policy?

This destruction of our Republic have been going on for many years. R's like the labor, D's like the votes.

34 posted on 03/11/2009 7:43:06 PM PDT by BGHater (Tyranny is always better organised than freedom)
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To: BGHater
It's not capable of preventing thousands of illegals from coming into our Republic.

So what is the point? I dont want barbed wire and landmines in my backyard. Tx will defend Tx. Sadly, Rick Perry is happy to entertain this BS. The NG troops placed on the border arent allowed to do shit. This is all just a bunch of political masturbation

35 posted on 03/11/2009 7:45:01 PM PDT by mylife ( The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mylife

Might as well. I am being billed for bailing out Planned Parenthood, ACORN, and 700 billion dollars in other non-stimulus projects.

At least building a wall will yield something productive.

Please add me to your pinglist.


36 posted on 03/11/2009 7:47:10 PM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (“Are you better off than you were a month ago?”)
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To: mylife
Texas is allowed under your agreement with the US, to break up, and form your own states.

Dunno, what to do before you guys get to that point.

But that is a symptom of America at large. Too many Grasshoppers and not enough Ants.

37 posted on 03/11/2009 7:48:58 PM PDT by BGHater (Tyranny is always better organised than freedom)
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To: BGHater

I have lived on the border for 27 years.

The only thing that will stop illegal immigration is fiscal punishment.

We have, for 30 years or more had a policy of “those poor people”

Now we are the poor people with troops in our yards


38 posted on 03/11/2009 7:49:30 PM PDT by mylife ( The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

I dont think it will be productive. Just more Tax and restriction of movement.

please add me to your ping list ;)


39 posted on 03/11/2009 7:51:52 PM PDT by mylife ( The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: van_erwin

I thought the National Guard was under control of state Gov’s.


40 posted on 03/11/2009 7:58:35 PM PDT by teletech (Friends don't let friends vote DemocRAT)
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