"From the list, it appears that they have been staggering each states deployment slightly, but slowly moving them all to Iraq. Texas will begin deploying it’s Guard forces in August 2009.

I find myself wondering why in the world we are shipping out all of our Guardsmen to Iraq, at a time when Northcomm is announcing deployment of an additional 20,000 soldiers here at home to help with domestic terror and civil insurrections. Shouldn’t the National Guard (if any of the branches) be responsible for this kind of thing; and then, only at the Governor’s beck and call.

Does any of this have to do with the recent battles the states governors have been having with the Federal government regarding ...

"From the list, it appears that they have been staggering each states deployment slightly, but slowly moving them all to Iraq. Texas will begin deploying it’s Guard forces in August 2009.

I find myself wondering why in the world we are shipping out all of our Guardsmen to Iraq, at a time when Northcomm is announcing deployment of an additional 20,000 soldiers here at home to help with domestic terror and civil insurrections. Shouldn’t the National Guard (if any of the branches) be responsible for this kind of thing; and then, only at the Governor’s beck and call.

Does any of this have to do with the recent battles the states governors have been having with the Federal government regarding control of the local Guard forces? If the Governors are saying “No thank you.” and trying to keep control of their own states Guard, then why now are they being sent overseas? What could be so important."