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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Words matter, and I take your point. She can "request" NG and describe how she would like them deployed. Let me flip it back to you, [b]do you think she will "request" a larger force in advance of the inauguration[/b] and share her views with DOD and any other Federal 3rd Parties on whether they should have riot gear? Or do you think she will shrug and say "whatevs". The 1/6 fiasco will be analyzed. Obviously, the Capitol Police Planning failed miserably and we want to know why. Since the title of this thread is MB however, I don't think she came out smelling like roses. think she could have "requested" r a larger, prepared presence of NG in the city even if she was met with resistance by the Capitol Police. Who is to say the mob would have ended up at the Capitol anyway? They could have just as easily headed elsewhere and destroyed something else. What would the plan have been then? Better to be prepared.
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Do you not read/listen to the news?  https://wtop.com/dc/2021/01/dc-[b]mayor-bowser-requests-dhs-heighten-security-measures[/b]-in-district-ahead-of-inauguration/

The National Guard has been deployed to DC through the inauguration.

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And who requested it? Oh! So she does have the ability. Hmmm....[/quote]

Do you think you're super clever?  You didn't even know that she did this, so you are ignorant of what's actually happening, but you seize on a word in the title of an article?  She can "request."  They can ignore her.  Like they did when she was trying to get the DC National Guard deployed on Wednesday and they stonewalled her.  DC cops arrested more people on Wednesday than any other law enforcement agency, including arresting people before the riots for firearms offenses.  Their enforcement of DC firearms laws probably saved lives during the insurrection.  [/quote]

So, you obviously don't know how the NG works. She could have requested them in advance, as she did, and as she is doing (rightly) for the inauguration. In that request and back and forth with DOD, they work out the number and the capacity. For 1/6 she asked for a small, unarmed number and it was granted. However, the NG isnt a quick reaction force - as we saw on 1/6. That's why, as a city manager,  you exercise foresight. And yes, DC Cops did a great job. Yay DC cops, you are back in favor! Take a lap![/quote]

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