THE NATIONAL GUARD forgets itself.

So, with that set, let’s see what the person in charge of the National Guard Bureau, General Daniel Hokanson, USA, via Stars & Stripes has to say about his job:

About 2,500 members of the National Guard are assisting U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in monitoring border crossings. Gen. Daniel Hokanson, the chief of the force, said their time and effort would be better spent elsewhere.

Hmmm, I’m not sure what is more of a fundamental mission of anyone in uniform than, if called, to defend the integrity of their nation’s borders. Everything else is a lesser included mission.

Explain to me what mission is more important than protecting the homeland from within our border?