Thread: Army to begin doing tours in America - Oct 1.

Stock up on weapons, ammo, and food before it's too late!

http://www.dailypaul.com/node/62462

3rd Infantry’s 1st BCT trains for a new dwell-time mission. Helping ‘people at home’ may become a permanent part of the active Army
By Gina Cavallaro - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Sep 8, 2008 6:15:06 EDT

The 3rd Infantry Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team has spent 35 of the last 60 months in Iraq patrolling in full battle rattle, helping restore essential services and escorting supply convoys.

Now they’re training for the same mission — with a twist — at home.

Beginning Oct. 1 for 12 months, the 1st BCT will be under the day-to-day control of U.S. Army North, the Army service component of Northern Command, as an on-call federal response force for natural or manmade emergencies and disasters, including terrorist attacks.

It is not the first time an active-duty unit has been tapped to help at home. In August 2005, for example, when Hurricane Katrina unleashed hell in Mississippi and Louisiana, several active-duty units were pulled from various posts and mobilized to those areas.

But this new mission marks the first time an active unit has been given a dedicated assignment to NorthCom, a joint command established in 2002 to provide command and control for federal homeland defense efforts and coordinate defense support of civil authorities.

After 1st BCT finishes its dwell-time mission, expectations are that another, as yet unnamed, active-duty brigade will take over and that the mission will be a permanent one.

“Right now, the response force requirement will be an enduring mission. How the [Defense Department] chooses to source that and whether or not they continue to assign them to NorthCom, that could change in the future,â€

and the police state picks up speed

if they don't sit on the border . It's a waste of time and money . Close that Freaken border BushCo .

We desperately need these guys at home, especially the National Guard, which I heard a couple years ago was 43% of the troops in Iraq.
Someone is having common sense, finally, or is this just Bush trying to save some of his legacy which he hasn't really cared about for the more-than 7 years of this administration.

Originally Posted by vortex

We desperately need these guys at home, especially the National Guard, which I heard a couple years ago was 43% of the troops in Iraq.
Someone is having common sense, finally, or is this just Bush trying to save some of his legacy which he hasn't really cared about for the more-than 7 years of this administration.

I AGREE. GANGS HAVE GOTTEN TOO MUCH OF A FOOTHOLD IN OUR COUNTRY AND WE NEED SOME SERIOUS HELP TO TAKE THEM DOWN. WE ALSO NEED SOME SEROUS HELP ON THE BORDER. WE CANT AFFORD TO BE NICE ANY LONGER.

This is not "bringing the troops" home, this is using the military to police US. It's truly surprising anyone here can't see that. No one is more against the illegal wars than I am, but that has nothing to do with this.

Read the article why don't you.

We need them at home, we don't need them for traffic control or civil unrest. That's the National Guards job. What the heck are they planning for now?

Originally Posted by stillfree

This is not "bringing the troops" home, this is using the military to police US. It's truly surprising anyone here can't see that. No one is more against the illegal wars than I am, but that has nothing to do with this.

Read the article why don't you.

WHO SAID THEY ARE BRINGING THE TROOPS HOME? THIS IS NOT THE END TO THE IRAQ WAR.....THEY ARE COMING HERE BECAUSE WE HAVE A WAR GOING ON HERE IN THE USA. I AM SUPRISED THIS WAS NOT DONE SOONER.

[quote]“If we go in, we’re going in to help American citizens on American soil, to save lives, provide critical life support, help clear debris, restore normalcy and support whatever local agencies need us to do, so it’s kind of a different role,â€

WHO SAID THEY ARE BRINGING THE TROOPS HOME? THIS IS NOT THE END TO THE IRAQ WAR.....THEY ARE COMING HERE BECAUSE WE HAVE A WAR GOING ON HERE IN THE USA. I AM SUPRISED THIS WAS NOT DONE SOONER.

I see. One of those security in exchange for liberty people. To say what I think of that would get me banned.