Perry: Guard Protecting US, Not Playing Politics
08.14.2014 at 12:53am
Perry: Guard Protecting US, Not Playing Politics by Will Weissert, Associated Press
Gov. Rick Perry said Wednesday that sending National Guard troops to the Texas-Mexico border will defend not just his home state but the entire nation from "narco-terrorists" and that he doesn't know how long they will have to be deployed before the national threat is quelled.
The Republican's possible 2016 White House aspirations got a boost nationally last month when he ordered 1,000 National Guard troops to the Texas-Mexico border. Perry traveled to Camp Swift Army National Guard Training Center 30 miles outside Austin for a firsthand look at the training they are getting for deployment – while perhaps hoping to look presidential…
