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National Guard withdrawing 900 troops from U.S.-Mexico border
Tribune Washington Bureau ^ | April 18, 2012 | Brian Bennett

Posted on 04/18/2012 8:51:53 PM PDT by Rabin

The Pentagon began flying military helicopters and surveillance planes over the U.S. border with Mexico last month as part of an effort to withdraw (900),all but 300 of the National Guard ground troops who have helped patrol the rugged border since mid-2010. The 300 (remaining) troops will fly aircraft, or analyze intelligence about smuggling routes in command centers miles from the border ... In the first year, the National Guard troops helped apprehend 17,887 illegal immigrants and seize 56,342 pounds of marijuana... The National Guard leadership became concerned that the mission, if extended, could hurt recruitment... State Department officials, further use of National Guard troops “could create a perception of a militarized U.S. border with Mexico,”

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: mexico; nationalguard; troops
Re election funds gush in through border Laundromats.

Rab

1 posted on 04/18/2012 8:52:10 PM PDT by Rabin
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To: Rabin

Are they headed to Sanford, Florida?


2 posted on 04/18/2012 8:55:25 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (Ich habe keinen Konig aber Gott)
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To: Rabin

Its election season, time for Obama to bring in his voters from across the border to vote fifty time for him


3 posted on 04/18/2012 8:58:15 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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4 posted on 04/18/2012 9:07:29 PM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: Rabin

>>Re election funds gush in through border Laundromats.<<

That is it in a nutshell.


5 posted on 04/18/2012 9:15:53 PM PDT by freedumb2003 ('RETRO' Abortions = performed on 84th trimester individuals who think killing babies is a "right.")
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To: Rabin

What about the tunnels?


6 posted on 04/18/2012 9:35:37 PM PDT by Netizen (Path to citizenship = Scamnesty. If you give it away, more will come.)
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To: Rabin

Obummer removes 900 National Guard troops from U.S.-Mexico border and replaces them with 47 Secret Service agents and 21 female Spanish-language translators.


7 posted on 04/18/2012 9:43:20 PM PDT by bunkerhill7 ( Secret Service borders? Who knew?)
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8 posted on 04/18/2012 11:39:24 PM PDT by gunsequalfreedom (Conservative is not a label of convenience. It is a guide to your actions.)
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To: Rabin
...further use of National Guard troops “could create a perception of a militarized U.S. border with Mexico”

That is exactly what we desperately need, a heavily militarized U.S. border along that snake pit.

9 posted on 04/19/2012 12:59:18 PM PDT by TexasRepublic (Socialism is the gospel of envy and the religion of thieves)
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