I Thought the Guard was Tied Up in Iraq

Thursday - October 25, 2007

I Thought the Guard was Tied Up in Iraq

Barbara Boxer, Democratic Senator from California bemoaned the fact California's National Guard was off in Iraq and couldn't help fight the fires. From the Washington Post:

Sen. Barbara Boxer of California lit the match on this story, saying at a congressional hearing on Tuesday that the California National Guard was "down 50 percent in terms of our National Guard equipment, because they're all in Iraq" and that that had hampered fire fighting efforts.

You might want to tell that to these guys:

Tech. Sgt. Lamont Wood checks the positioning of the nozzles prior to deploying 3,000 gallons of fire retardant over the Poomacha fire Oct. 24 in North San Diego County, Calif. The C-130 Hercules and crew are assigned to the 302nd Airlift Wing from Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The aircraft launched from Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Calif. Air Force Reserve Command officials sent two of its designated firefighting C-130H3 aircraft to help battle the raging wildfires in Southern California. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Roy. A. Santana)

Posted: Thursday - October 25, 2007 at 08:13 PM
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