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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Clearer repost of my 13:04 response to the 7:54 comment:

Yes, I think that Mayor Bowser will likely request a larger and more well-equipped force. I'm sure that she will request this in advance -- just as she requested NG forces in advance of January 6th. I think this is true in light of the failures of the NCP and other federal agencies and also because the scale of what the Trumpers seem to be planning for Inauguration Day is possibly going to be larger and is more likely to extend beyond the federal jurisdictions into areas of the city that she does control.

In response to your "what - ifs" -- in addition to calling up the NG, the first line of defense, obviously, were and are the MPD -- which Mayor Bowser does have the ability to call up immediately in a crisis as well as proactively -- again, as she did last Wednesday.

Mayor Bowser has not "shrugged" at any point in this -- in marked contrast to the leadership of the Capitol Police and possibly the DOD.
I'm not sure why you're focused on how Mayor Bowser smells. Again, though, I'd like to point out that Mayor Bowser requested forces that actually were adequate for the tasks that they were responsible for. In addition to that, the MPD -- thanks to Mayor Bowser -- ultimately were what kept the tragic fiasco from being even more tragic.

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Honest answer? I think she did not call up a larger, riot control National Guard presence in advance of 1/6 because of not wanting to be perceived as a hypocrite after complaining about NG in the city during the summer (which she had not ordered). I think she has done a good job in standing up to our City Council sine this summer as they have made some pretty arbitrary decisions about police funding, and putting forth measures to limit MPD their use of riot control methods etc. (And Lo and Behold, the MPD was called in FOR riot control on 1/6! Go figure!!). However, I think she was short sighted in the days leading up to 1/6. It may make people feel better to think I'm criticizing her for her gender or race; I'm not. I wish she had pushed back further against the Capitol Police since she voiced concerns about the measures they were taking, and I wish she had gone ahead and "requested" more NG to simply be on the streets prepared for riot control. Instead, they wasted time having to go to the DC Armory to gear up once they were finally authorized to head to the Capitol. My focus isn't Bowser, I'm not obsessed with her, I think she's a mixed bag. I am also not going to hand her mad props. I hope she does better proactively advocating for security in our city for the inauguration, which is one of her Mayoral roles. [/quote]

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