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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]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]

Is your point that Bowser failed to adequately request troops for a facility that she has no authority or responsibility to defend? If so, I will again ask why you don't have the came criticism for the governors of Maryland and Virginia. For that matter, why not make the same criticism of the governor of Texas who shares the same lack of authority and responsibility as Bowser?
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For a city. A city of which she is the CEO. [b]No one knew the Capitol would be attacked.[/b] We did know that the city would have many "visitors" that day with an element of unpredictability.[/quote]

Even my guinea pigs knew the Capitol would be attacked.[/quote]

Side argument. Anyway, the major sticking points with what happened at the Capitol seem to be with the Capitol Police lack of planning, and the unwieldy approval process on the DOD side once the irregular requests for NG started flooding in.  They should review the entire process to make sure the latter is not an issue in the future; perhaps changes should be made. [b]However, it is clear (since she is doing it for the inauguration that Bowser can request more Guard in an enhanced capacity. I personally think she should have done it for 1/6, since her own spokespeople were warning about the potential for violence anywhere.[/b] I'm glad she is doing it now.[/quote]

I’m not sure if you’re being deliberately obtuse or if you have poor comprehension skills. Any NG support requested by Bowser that was or is approved would be limited to protecting non-federally-owned land. So, even if she requested and received approval for 1 million NG troops, they cannot act on the Capitol grounds, the White House, etc. unless DOD specifically approves it. Bowser is not responsible for planning to protect federally-owned land. Her job was not to ensure that enough law enforcement was present on the Capitol grounds. That was and is the job of the Capitol Police, DHS, FBI, Secret Service (since Pence was there), etc. By all accounts, Bowser had sufficient law enforcement personnel in place to protect non-federal lands in DC on 1/6 [b]and[/b] also enough to send reinforcements to the Capitol when they were requested. She. Did. Her. Job. And she went above and beyond (as did Hogan and Northam). I would presume, though I don’t know, that if she requested NG troops in advance with the express purpose of protecting the Capitol grounds, she would’ve been told that that was not an appropriate request from her and such a request would have had to come from the Capitol Police. IOW, Bowser could only request NG troops sufficient to provide support for areas under her control.[/quote]

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