Obama has ordered the Defense Department to confiscate 192 Apaches from National Guard units around the country and give them to the active duty Army – replacing them with transport helicopters.
You remember Obama’s promise to raise an army to protect the homeland that’s just as powerful as the military? Yea, that didn’t include the National Guard.
Apparently these weapons are just too powerful for the National Guard to have. In exchange for the heavily armed and highly maneuverable Apaches, the Guard will receive 111 UH-60 Blackhawk transport helicopters from the Army.
So the administration has purchased 2 billion rounds of ammunition through DHS, has been placing tanks and other war machines into the hands of local law enforcement all over the country, enacted draconian laws like NDAA that strips us of our Constitutional rights, spying on Americans by any means possible, crazy gun control laws are being passed, conservative groups attacked by the IRS and members being declared terrorists…do I have keep going? Is it not obvious where we are headed??
Are you awake yet??? WAKE UP AMERICA!!!
The National Guard is following a direct order — but it’s not happy with it.
All of the Guard’s AH-64 Apache helicopters are scheduled to go to the active Army, and there’s nothing its top brass can do about it.
“None of us like what we’re having to do,” National Guard Chief Gen. Frank Grass told members of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, the military website Defense One reported. “My big concern right now is figuring out how I’m going to move, and how many states I’m going to have an impact on, and what’s the cost of facilities and to retrain pilots. I’ve got to tackle that because the decision’s been made.”
Air Force Maj. Shannon Thomas, a spokeswoman for the Guard, reiterated the general’s position, the Army Times reported.
“These are very difficult decisions and there will be more difficult ones yet to come,” she said. “His focus now is to determine the impacts and how best to implement the decision.”
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno told members of Congress on Tuesday that the move will save $12 billion through fiscal year 2017, Defense One reported.
When the logistics are worked out, the Army’s fleet of OH-58 Kiowa helicopters will be divested, its newly acquired Apaches will fill its reconnaissance and scouting needs, and the National Guard will be given UH-60 Black Hawks.
Advocates of the Army’s decision say that the Black Hawks actually benefit the Guard because they are an incredible asset for disaster relief efforts.
God Bless
WTF!!!! Really when it starts here we will have to bring them home! OHHH I guess we will print some more money!!!
No problem, Fred, everyone has trouble with spelling at some point. Just refuse to admit it. I agree and know what you are saying! : )
first of all let me make a statement to truth and action, it is not the American people who need to wake up 60% understand what is going on, it is in fact the government who needs to wake up and take action. remember black hawk down, choppers were shot down that was just in one city by a force that was not even military or had much firepower, here in America we have 85 million gun owners and great firepower from all over the nation and we are pissed, as a matter of fact I think a lot of this c**p is put up here by this current administration of corrupt commie thugs who are trying to get the American people so worked up and scared they will start a armed revolt, so the commie wana be dictator can declare martial law and lock this nation down, it is either that or there just plain stupid like hitler was and we all know what happened to him, he hid in a bunker and shot his self in the head.lol, and the truth is if a civil war broke out in this nation none of you tyrants will be safe.
They don’t have to obey him .!!!!!!! He is guilty of TREASON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BULL$#%&!@* !!! AN YA NOIT !!!
Should be a crime…………
Bert Sousa is a fool if he thinks this is all just conspiracy put out there by dope smokers. He should put down the dope and alcohol and join the real world.
He is such a piece of garbage he continues to weaken this country which is his goal
I’m with Bernard on this one. NG, has no use for an attack helicopter there is no need for it. Also if the states really want their own attack helicopter, well them follow in the footsteps of Colorado legalize pot in your state, and within two years time you will be able to buy them directly from the factory. Problem solved.