"He's outraged by this, " CNN National Security Contributor Fran Townsend said of Sullivan after talking to him.

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CNN's Fran Townsend, Tim Lister, Paul Cruickshank, Barbara Starr, Elise Labott and Gul Tuysuz contributed to this report.

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Yet the National Guard troops would still be armed and authorized to use force to protect themselves, said Bush homeland security adviser Fran Townsend.

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