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Originally Posted by whell
Also, the OpEd failed to take one significant element into account:
Numerous government investigations have established that law enforcement agencies gravely misjudged the threat that the Jan. 6 protests could turn violent. They have also come to general agreement on one fact: Law enforcement and military officials planning for Jan. 6 thought that proactively mobilizing the National Guard was a bad idea. The image of armed troops surrounding the Capitol, they believed, was incongruous with a ceremony cementing a peaceful transfer of power.
So, contrary to the General's characterization, the National Guard was authorized, but the mindset of the various law enforcement agencies on that day was "we'd rather not use them". Ultimately, the actions of the protesters forced their hand, but I think human mis-judgment and human error by many folks played quite a bit into the events of that day. |
You muddy the waters. You repeat misinformation.
The core question is simple: regardless of all that, when the reports come in of violent rioters trying to break into Capitol, and then succeeding and entering the building en masse, the President should take immediate positive action, don't you think?
Just answer that exact question, if you will.