Schwarzenegger Denies Bush Troop Request

[AnOhioan]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger this week rejected a request from the Bush administration to send an additional 1,500 National Guard troops to the Mexican border, the governor's office confirmed Friday.

The National Guard Bureau, an arm of the Pentagon, asked for the troops to help with the border-patrol mission in New Mexico and Arizona, but Schwarzenegger said the request would stretch the California Guard too thin in case of an emergency or natural disaster.

On June 1, Schwarzenegger agreed to send the California National Guard to the Mexican border to help the federal government's effort to curb illegal immigration. That ended a 17-day standoff with the Bush administration over whether the state would join the border patrol effort and who would pay for it.

Schwarzenegger initially criticized the administration's plan to deploy troops to the border, saying it was the wrong approach to dealing with illegal immigration.

More at http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-5907954,00.html

[MadMaddie]

1. I wonder what this is about?

[RangerSmith]

4. who pays for it... nt

[bananas]

7. Maybe he doesn't want to wind up like Blanco

California gets lots of natural disasters - forest fires, earthquakes, floods.

[TomInTib]

10. This is about votes, MM

Pure and simple.

Immigration (legal or else) is a big yawn here in CA.

[rurallib]

2. Talk about a flip-flopper

he's against it - he's for it - he's against it.
Tell him to quit taking those polls. He'll screw himself into the ground.

[Bush_MUST_Go]

5. Is it about bush's reputation for doing things w/out first making a PLAN?

"The governor finally relented after the Pentagon signed a document promising to pay for the entire mission, a cost that could top $1.4 billion nationally.

Schwarzenegger also wanted the Bush administration to commit to a firm end date. It did not, but Schwarzenegger signed an executive order saying he would not authorize the deployment beyond the end of 2008."

[tularetom]

8. End of 2008 - bwahahahaha!

Hopefully he ain't even gonna be around by then.

[movonne]

3. Kissing up for the election.. and so is mc cain...

[Exultant Democracy]

6. They are eating their own young

Remember the good old days when Democratic presidents got torn apart by Democratic party hacks, those were the days.



Bush: "I have one thing to say to the Mexican people. Stop bringing it on."
Schwarzenegger: "You are a silly racist and your plan is dumb."

[NV Whino]

9. It's about...

the election. Arnie's sweating a little and thinks he can win some votes this way.

[Judi Lynn]

11. It should be interesting seeing what Bush does to someone who

snubs his "request" (demand) . That hasn't happened a lot, has it? The Little Decider has had everything running pretty much the way he wants it up to this point.


Will Schwarzenegger be rendered?

[Matriot]

12. You know I don't care

what Arnie's motive is, the fact is that under Posse Comitatus Act, the military is not to be used for law enforcement. Period

[Hekate]

13. Someone is finally saying "No" to the Emperor!

:wow: I heard this on the 11pm news tonight (I mean Friday) and my jaw dropped. Ahnold -- a Republican governor -- saying "No" to Bush seems like quite an event. I'm still not voting for the Governator, but I am pleased he's thumbing his nose at Bush.

Hekate