Sam Bennett for Congress 2008 - The Near-Breaking of the National Guard

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The Near-Breaking of the National Guard

One of the many unfortunate consequences of the war in Iraq has been the near-breaking of our National Guard. The Bush Administration has increased deployment of Guard units, shortened their time at home, and failed to properly equip Guard units for deployment in the war zone.

This has exposed them to greater danger and leaves them unequipped to respond to domestic disasters such as Hurricane Katrina or the recent deadly tornadoes in the Midwest, or to a new terrorist attack in the U.S.

Lt. General Steven Blum, the head of the National Guard said recently that the Guard “is in even more dire circumstances than the regular Army, but both have the same symptoms. I just have the higher fever.”

I will fight in Congress for the National Guard to resume its role as front-line responders at home, to be fully and properly trained and equipped if deployed overseas, and for greater job protection and family support during deployments.

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