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White House National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley appeared on the Sunday shows today with this to say about the possibility of troops being deployed to the border:

''PROVIDING INTELLIGENCE, PROVIDING SUPPORT''

"It''s about assisting the civilian Border Patrol in doing their job, providing intelligence, providing support, logistics support and training and these sorts of things," [Stephen Hadley] said.

So our troops will be sent to the border to shuffle paper, do vehicle maintenance and provide intelligence--whatever that means, as the Border Patrol already knows the Mexican military is guarding the drug and human trafficking shipments.

The big question: WILL THE PRESIDENT SEND THE NATIONAL GUARD TO THE BORDER UNARMED?

It is up to the American people to make some SERIOUS noise about this sham, this ruse, this dereliction of duty. BEFORE it''s a done deal. Freeing up Border Patrol desk jockeys to go out into the field is a joke.

As it stands right now, this fraud is a political move to try to shove amnesty through Congress by appearing to do something. This is the Janet Napolitano plan for border securty: smoke and mirrors.

It is up to us to make it real. In the same article Hadley said they are "not ruling out" sending armed troops to stand guard.

Let the White House hear from you!!!

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As Bob Wright, Director of the New Mexico Chapter of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps said on this subject tonight:

"It''s embarrasing when the President looks stupid, but it really ticks me off when he tries to make us look stupid."

From Reuters tonight:

UPDATE 2-Border troops would be temporary, US tells Mexico
Sun May 14, 2006 6:21 PM ET
(Recasts with details of phone call with Fox)

By Susan Cornwell

WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush assured Mexican President Vicente Fox on Sunday he did not intend to militarize their countries'' mutual border, but was considering sending National Guard troops there to temporarily support border control efforts.

"The president made clear that the United States considers Mexico a friend and that what is being considered is not militarization of the border, but support of border patrol capabilities on a temporary basis by National Guard personnel," White House spokeswoman Maria Tamburri said, describing a telephone conversation between Bush and his Mexican counterpart.

Fox "reached out" to Bush on Sunday to relay his concerns about the plan that is under consideration, Tamburri said.

Bush will deliver a televised address to the nation on immigration on Monday evening. The White House said last week he may propose deploying more National Guard troops along the 2,000-mile (3,200 km) border to stop illegal immigration.

Fox''s office said during the call Bush said the United States and Mexico were partners and friends, but a thorough immigration reform was needed to solve the problem between both countries.

The idea has also gotten a mixed reception on Capitol Hill, where some senators are worried that the National Guard is already stretched too thin to take on major additional duties.

White House National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley went on television Sunday to emphasize that no final decision on sending the troops had been made. He said the idea was to "provide a bit of a stopgap as the Border Patrol build up their capacity to deal with this challenge.

"This is something that''s actually already being done. It''s not about militarization of the border," Hadley said on CNN''s "Late Edition."

''PROVIDING INTELLIGENCE, PROVIDING SUPPORT''

"It''s about assisting the civilian Border Patrol in doing their job, providing intelligence, providing support, logistics support and training and these sorts of things," he said.

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To read the entirely infuriating article, click on the title link!