Plan for Guard troops on border stalls over money

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WASHINGTON – A government plan to use National Guard troops to help stem Mexican drug violence along the southern border is stymied by disagreements over who will pay for the soldiers and how they would be used.
Ordered by President Barack Obama in June to help secure the border with Mexico, the Pentagon and the Homeland Security Department drafted a $225 million plan to deploy temporarily 1,500 Guard troops to supplement Border Patrol agents.
The two agencies are wrangling over how to structure the deployment, but the primary sticking point is the money, according to senior administration officials who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.
The funding stalemate lingers even after Obama renewed his commitment to Mexican officials on Monday to reinforce the border and to help Mexico battle the drug cartels. Fierce battles between Mexican law enforcement and the cartels have left as many as 11,000 people dead and fueled concerns about violence spilling into the U.S.
"The United States," Obama said during a news conference in Mexico on Monday, "will also meet its responsibilities by continuing our efforts to reduce the demand for drugs and continuing to strengthening the security of our shared border — not only to protect the American people, but to stem the illegal southbound flow of American guns and cash that helps fuel this extraordinary violence."

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WTF is wrong with these people?  I mean , seriously, they are throwing around billions for pork projects that do nothing for the benefit of this country, then balk at spending $225M to protect the friggin' border?  These people are insane and disgrace to this country and to their oath of office. 

[5412]

Hi,

Comeon!  We have trillions in stimulus money.  If this was even mildly important to BO the money would have been found long ago.  I am dissappointed the republicans have not picked up on this and pushed through funding.  My guess is the left would push back which would once again send the general public into orbit.

regards,
5412