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Originally posted by jaydeePNW
There isn't a military build up going on. Just rotations. The guy I worked with said his group was slated to go back to Iraq next year to rotate other groups already there out. He told me that 1 year ago. They have a schedule on when and who is going there well in advance. It isn't "under the radar" when the media simply dosn't care to ask. 1,300 soldiers is hardly a build up when they have 50,000+ already in Iraq and 100,000+ in Afganistan.
Originally posted by johngrissom
Originally posted by jaydeePNW
No but nice try...
Im currently serving in the Air Force and we have sent probably close to 6 guys on a short notice deployment. I mean short as in less than a weeks notice. That is not normal.
Originally posted by jaydeePNW
Originally posted by johngrissom
Originally posted by jaydeePNW
No but nice try...
Im currently serving in the Air Force and we have sent probably close to 6 guys on a short notice deployment. I mean short as in less than a weeks notice. That is not normal.
Air Force isn't the national guard. Each state government has to approve the use of their national guard before they can be sent over there. Air Force doesn't need that approval. The real issue here is the blackmail. If the state government doesn't allow the use of its national guard then the federal government will cut funding to the state. That is how the Sergent I worked with explained it. He said they new 2 years in advance what the rotations were. If he is wrong then it is what it is but I have no reason to doubt his word.
The National Guard reports to both the state government and the federal government. Both the governor of the state and the President of the United States can call Guardsmen to active duty, but the President will need approval from the state governor first – don’t think your governor will say no though, it seems they always say yes! They are also frequently called up to help with domestic emergencies and natural disasters.
Originally posted by jaydeePNW
Here is an article about the federal governments extortion using the National Guard.
The National Guard reports to both the state government and the federal government. Both the governor of the state and the President of the United States can call Guardsmen to active duty, but the President will need approval from the state governor first – don’t think your governor will say no though, it seems they always say yes! They are also frequently called up to help with domestic emergencies and natural disasters.
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