Governors Say War Has Gutted Guard
As wildfires, floods and tornadoes batter the nation, the readiness of the National Guard to deal with those disasters, as well as potential terrorist assaults, is so depleted by deployments to foreign wars and equipment shortfalls that Congress is considering moves to curtail the president's powers over the Guard and require the Defense Department to analyze how prepared the country is for domestic emergencies.
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/051307Y.shtml
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Retired general: Iraq strain on National Guard will do harm
CNN
05/13/07
The National Guard isn’t as strong as it should be because of the war in Iraq and American communities will suffer as a result, retired Air Force Gen. Melvyn Montano said Saturday. Delivering the Democrats’ weekly radio address, Montano said the strain means it will take longer for Greensburg, Kansas, to recover from a devastating tornado that leveled the town a week ago...
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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/051307Y.shtml
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Retired general: Iraq strain on National Guard will do harm
CNN
05/13/07
The National Guard isn’t as strong as it should be because of the war in Iraq and American communities will suffer as a result, retired Air Force Gen. Melvyn Montano said Saturday. Delivering the Democrats’ weekly radio address, Montano said the strain means it will take longer for Greensburg, Kansas, to recover from a devastating tornado that leveled the town a week ago...
http://tinyurl.com/yt6qo6
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
rudkla - 13. Mai, 19:28
