Reply #34: The governors of the states can use their [View All]

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National Guard units for this purpose if they so choose. The federal government cannot order it nor use the active U.S. military. Of course, this assumes there are some guard units that aren't stuck in Iraq and available if the need arises.

Napolitano knows this full well. The article did not quote her. I wonder if this is just another case of sloppy reporting. I can't imagine her saying anything about using the U.S. military unless the country is under attack. And I don't think she would try the Bush-like tactic of stretching this to that extreme.