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« At Least One Point | Main | 'Cultural racism' in Seattle » May 18, 2006On the Border, or how to create a perpetual bureaucracySupposing the presence of the National Guard is successful in reducing the number of illegal immigrants from Mexico (mindful of Zach's post from yesterday, of course), will it ever be politically permissible for the Guardsmen to stand down? Say a future president wants to return the National Guard to a more traditional role. Does he or she not risk the wrath of the Tancredoite Right for making our borders "unsafe once more?" To me, the issue of a militarized border has the some dangerous calculus: if successful, the means might become self-justifying. Update: The Terminator is asking the right questions. Posted by David Darlington at May 18, 2006 12:04 AM CommentsI don't understand the fear of the military on the border. Other than Canada, and the countries of Western Europe, where borders are essentialy non-existant, the primary role of the military in virtually every country that is not an island is to defend the border. It was a major role of our military prior to WWII. Now, the military itself fights desperately to avoid that task, because it is not as glamorous as overseas deployment. The military SHOULD protect the border against the slow-motion invasion we are currently under from Mexico. Posted by: Cameron King at May 19, 2006 11:52 AM | permalink I predict that the National Guard will remain on the border until just after the '06 elections, or until the Republican Party implodes a la the California Republican Party post proposition 187, whichever comes first. Posted by: JohnS at May 19, 2006 04:45 PM | permalink Post a comment |
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