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America is fighting a 'third war' and it's not halfway around the world — it's right at the fence of our own backyard, against vicious and murderous Mexican cartels that will stop at nothing to smuggle drugs — and humans — across the border. The Obama administration has dispatched 1,200 National Guard troops to four southwestern border states to support the U.S. Border Patrol. In light of the increasing violence in Mexico, would you favor using the military in a more direct and active role at the most vulnerable border areas?

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