Military Examines Role In Domestic Defense

-Associated Press, via Infowars

Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Monday ordered his top department leaders to conduct a broad review to determine whether the military, National Guard and Reserve can adequately deal with domestic disasters and whether they have the training and equipment to defend the homeland.

The 41-page memo signaled an acknowledgment that the military must better recognize the critical role of the National Guard and Reserves in homeland defense, but stopped short of requiring many specific policy changes.

(continues)
RON PAUL NEWS
Oct 22: ACLU demands info on domestic military deployments
Sep 24: Why is a U.S. Army brigade being assigned to the "Homeland"?
Sep 21: Army, other branches to "patrol homeland" of USA