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Reviewing Obama's Plan To Send Troops To Border

from National Public Radio
May 27, 2010

When President Obama ordered 1,200 National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, he was reaching into the playbook of previous presidents --including George W. Bush. Bush sent some 6,000 troops in 2006. Was that deployment successful? Melissa Block reviews it with NPR's Ted Robbins.

Broadcast Dates

  • All Things Considered, May 27, 2010
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