Thursday, 20 May 2010 13:45
US Homeland Security and Pentagon officials are at loggerheads over a plan to send National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, even as Barack Obama is pledging to bolster security there.
According to AP, the Guard stalemate has festered for nearly a year, and frustrated lawmakers are demanding action to stem the spread of violence and drug trafficking that has spilled across the border into their states.
The inaction raises questions about whether the White House is convinced the federally funded deployment is necessary, or whether border states will be forced to bear the costs of dispatching the Guard troops on their own.
Fueling the discord over sending the National Guard to the border was the U.S. response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, which has included federal authorization for deploying up to 17,000 National Guard troops.
http://english.irib.ir/news/political/item/61166-senators-press-for-national-guard-troops-on-border
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