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General Interest => Open Free for All => Topic started by: DannyB II on July 19, 2010, 02:14:09 PM
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Breaking News Federal officials say National Guard troops will begin heading for southwestern U.S. border Aug. 1 to help secure it.
Federal officials say National Guard troops will begin heading for southwestern U.S. border Aug. 1 to help secure it.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38310589 (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38310589)
WASHINGTON — Federal officials say National Guard troops will begin heading for the southwestern U.S. border Aug. 1 to help secure it.
The troops will be trained and fully deployed by September and should be on the border for a year. They will be stationed in Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas.
The 1,200 Guard troops are being deployed as drug-related violence continues in Mexico. Several people were killed during the weekend in Mexico in a car bombing and a separate massacre at a private party. Officials say the U.S. side of the border is more secure and has more resources than ever.
Guard troops will help U.S. Border Patrol agents keep a lookout for smugglers and illegal border crossings. They also will help in investigations and intelligence gathering.
It's about time, lets be sensible boys.