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.
Okay they … our congress and senate … are trying to … push throw … illegals into our military … to gain citizenship … but want the military to guard the boarder where the illegals are crossing over … but the congress and senate … don’t want to spend tax money to upgrade and fix the outdated and broken boarder because it would cost the American people to much of their tax money (for the last 25 years) … but we are now spending 2-3 times as much on illegals ( housing, feeding, medical, ect.) and their rights …. than it would have taken to fix the boarder in the first place … and not have had them get across … I am not seeing Obama .. as the problem here … I see him and the congress and the senate along with the governors … as fool of $#%&!@* … this is an end run and … we the people are the ones paying the bill …
My problem with Obama is a real one he did all on his own … https://www.commondreams.org/further/2013/08/26
Because Bush is a cowered and wouldn’t go to court .. sent in others and turned over the names of troops he gave orders to .. to try and get off the hook … (troops not found guilty for doing what Bush told them to do ) Now our government .. spends a very large amount of tax money keeping him safe from the rest of the world … http://www.globalresearch.ca/bush-adminstration-convicted-of-war-crimes-and-crimes-against-humanity/5336860
Im ready. People need to protect there family and selfs f. Everyonee else
This is why so many terrorists want to get across the boarder and why … there is a price on the head of bush and why all Americans are now at risk …
The day of accounting is coming, that is the way life works, some will rue their actions.
Rick gordon dick wad look at iraq look at russia look at ukraine saudia arabia isreal the list goes on how many sand monkeys are all ready here the usa is in trouble
These people have all the “Talking Points” rehearsed and are puppets for the 1%ers. These puppets have up to date surreys to lead us where they are instructed to take us. Into the slaughter house of despair. The core problems and solutions are in the 12 Presidential Agendas at http://www.electcwspada.com Take a look. The truth on all subjects all there with the solutions for what ills American. Will You help the 12 go viral?
OBAMA YOU ARE NUTS
He just keeps getting away with everything I just keep hopeing it will be stopped soon by someone that can make it happen.!!!