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Tue, Feb 14 2006
Watsonville City Council and California National Guard
The Watsonville City Council is scheduled to consider a resolution calling for withdrawal of California National Guard troops from Iraq. The California National Guard maintains a prominent presence in our area. Following the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake the Guard troops were instrumental in getting supplies and personnel in and out of the area when many roads and bridges were considered unsafe. Last fall the California National Guard sent more than 700 people to assist with relief operations in connection with hurricane Katrina.
Groups like Codepink have been working to encourage cities to sponsor these "bring them home" resolutions. It's a delicate issue, because troops are skilled to help in local situations but are also invaluable as a resource in times of emergency anywhere on the planet. And for taxpayers there's always the question of how much a resolution has to do with budgetary issues at city and state levels. You can read more about the history of the California National Guard on their web site.
posted at: 11:02 | category: /Politics | link to this entry
The Watsonville City Council is scheduled to consider a resolution calling for withdrawal of California National Guard troops from Iraq. The California National Guard maintains a prominent presence in our area. Following the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake the Guard troops were instrumental in getting supplies and personnel in and out of the area when many roads and bridges were considered unsafe. Last fall the California National Guard sent more than 700 people to assist with relief operations in connection with hurricane Katrina.
Groups like Codepink have been working to encourage cities to sponsor these "bring them home" resolutions. It's a delicate issue, because troops are skilled to help in local situations but are also invaluable as a resource in times of emergency anywhere on the planet. And for taxpayers there's always the question of how much a resolution has to do with budgetary issues at city and state levels. You can read more about the history of the California National Guard on their web site.
posted at: 11:02 | category: /Politics | link to this entry
