By MARIA RECIOMcClatchy Newspapers
(David Goldstein of the Kansas City Star contributed to this report.)
President Obama weighed in Wednesday on the escalating drug war on the U.S.-Mexico border, saying he was looking at possibly deploying National Guard troops to contain the violence, but ruling out any immediate military move.
"We're going to examine whether and if National Guard deployments would make sense and under what circumstances they would make sense," Obama said during an interview with journalists for regional papers, including a McClatchy reporter.
"I don't have a particular tipping point in mind," he said. "I think it's unacceptable if you've got drug gangs crossing our borders and killing U.S. citizens."
Already this year there have been 1,000 people killed in Mexico along the border, following 2008's death toll of 5,800, according to federal officials who credit Mexican President Felipe Calderon for a crackdown on drug cartels.
"We're going to examine whether and if National Guard deployments would make sense and under what circumstances they would make sense," Obama said during an interview with journalists for regional papers, including a McClatchy reporter.
"I don't have a particular tipping point in mind," he said. "I think it's unacceptable if you've got drug gangs crossing our borders and killing U.S. citizens."
Already this year there have been 1,000 people killed in Mexico along the border, following 2008's death toll of 5,800, according to federal officials who credit Mexican President Felipe Calderon for a crackdown on drug cartels.
2 comments:
The only thing O will do is help the illegals accross the border, He has appointed several top La Raza leaders to top posts, our NG will suffer and not be able to protect our borders. Notice how Harry Reid and Pelosi stopped the E-Verify for the 5 year term and supported it for 6 months so they can get the amnesty ready and open the border to the Mexican truckers. Pure BS coming out of the O camp
Why put the guard on the border?All they give them is a radio and binoculars.I doubt if they'd be allowed to defend themselves.Another Beirut.
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