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Has the deployment of the National Guard overseas hurt the Nations readiness to respond to threats at home?

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Has the deployment of the National Guard overseas hurt the Nations readiness to respond to threats at home?

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• Yes. While the National Guards deployment overseas has had a drain on the manpower available to respond to a threat here, the real danger that we face is a lack of equipment. • Nearly 90% of the Army National Guard has less than half the equipment they need to respond to a national emergency.*** • Retired Marine Corps. General, Arnold L. Punaro said, Right now we dont have the forces we need, we dont have them trained, we dont have the equipment. • National Guard units in 31 states say four years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan have left them with 60% or less of their authorized equipment.** • There is a $47.5 Billion deficit between the amount that the Dept. of Defense is spending to equip the National Guard and the amount the National Guard needs to be fully equipped in order to sufficiently respond to challenges at home and abroad.*** • Governor Kathleen Sebelius said after a massive tornado that killed 10 Kansas residents and destroyed 80 sq. blocks that their National Guard was i

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