Just visited Senator Boxer's website, with plans to shoot her an e-mail regarding my concerns. To find a few letters dated over the last few days from Boxer to *.
Here is what I found on her website and the corresponding letter--
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San Francisco, CA – U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) today called on President Bush to expedite the return of National Guard forces currently serving in Iraq who are from regions affected by Hurricane Katrina. Boxer also asked the President to consider formalizing the Army’s plan to dramatically reduce the number of National Guard in Iraq.
Attached please find Senator Boxer’s letter to the President:
September 2, 2005
President George W. Bush
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
Dear President Bush:
I write today to voice my profound concern over the state of our Nation’s National Guard. The disaster caused by Hurricane Katrina along the Gulf Coast of the United States has highlighted what many experts have been warning all along –that sending tens of thousands of our National Guard forces overseas to fulfill military manpower needs could jeopardize the safety and security of the people of the United States in the event of a major national disaster or terrorist attack. Tragically, we have seen those warnings materialize into painful reality this week.
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As Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, I request that you do two very important things. First and foremost, I ask that you consider the immediate return of National Guard forces from the affected regions to the United States. Although I understand that many of these forces are scheduled to return later this year, I believe—in the strongest possible terms—that their return should be accelerated. Not only do these forces know their neighborhoods and towns better than anyone else, but many have family members who are suffering at this time.
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As a Senator from the great State of California, I must constantly worry about the prospect of catastrophes: from potentially devastating earthquakes, mudslides, and forest fires, to the threat of terrorist attack on one of our several major metropolises. In the event of one or more of these occurrences, we would be dependent upon the rapid and overwhelming deployment of the National Guard as a vital resource in our emergency response. Thus, we need our National Guard at home in California, not overseas in Iraq or elsewhere.
Thank you for your consideration. I look forward to your timely response.
Sincerely,
Barbara Boxer
United States Senator
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Ok, I'm back, here's the link to this letter in full
http://boxer.senate.gov/news/record.cfm?id=245210:hi:
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