Guest guest Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 some people take down walls... we build more................. Governor to send troops to border Thursday, June 1, 2006 Printable Version Email This Article Sacramento -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced that he has reached an agreement with federal officials to send about 1,000 California National Guard troops to the border with Mexico as part of President Bush's plan to secure the border. Schwarzenegger said that the terms he agreed to are " significantly different'' from the plan laid out by Bush and that only National Guard troops volunteering for border duty will be deployed. " We will not involuntarily call to duty these brave men and women who have just come back from Iraq,'' Schwarzenegger said. The guard's participation will end no later than Dec. 31, 2008. The Republican governor said he was sending the guard " reluctantly, " and his decision ends two weeks of discussions with federal authorities. Schwarzenegger said the state National Guard troops will not conduct law enforcement duties, but will assist border patrol agents. The governor said the federal government has agreed to pay for the deployment and that troops will rotate every six months to a year, rather than the two- to three-weeks that federal officials had suggested. I don't wanna be no war hero Don't want a movie made about me I don't wanna be no war hero Just get away from the madness I see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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