It’s Official— Guard stays at Capitol, says SecDef as he overrules National Guard Chief
Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, in a memo said that the National Guard cannot and should not fulfill the Capitol Police’s troop request at this time, Fox reported.
“Efforts to date have not secured enough volunteers among supporting states to meet the USCP request of 2,280 soldiers, nor Option B of 1000 soldiers……I am concerned that the continued indefinite nature of this requirement may also impede our ability to man future missions as both adjutants general and guardsmen alike may be skeptical about committing to future endeavors,”” the memo stated.
The world is mocking the hysteria of what was the land of the free and the brave. Putin calls Capitol riot a ‘stroll’ as he and other countries mock the reactions.
Duty Accomplished in D.C., Send the National Guard back to station: 11 March
Defense Department Approves Continued Guard Presence on Capitol Hill
MARCH 10, 2021 | BY C. TODD LOPEZ
Nearly 2,300 National Guard personnel will continue providing support to the U.S. Capitol Police until May 23, said Pentagon press secretary John F. Kirby in a statement from the Defense Department released Tuesday evening.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III approved the extension. More than 5,000 National Guardsmen are currently assigned to Washington to help provide security to the Capitol.
During a press briefing earlier on Tuesday, Kirby told reporters the Guard presence in the nation’s capital was about more than just a reaction to the events of Jan. 6.
“The Guard presence on [Capitol Hill], while certainly there to address a requirement that is based on law enforcement’s concerns, is also there to help bolster and support the Capitol Police and their capabilities, which may not be at the level where [they] need to be, given the fact that we’re in sort of a new environment in this country,” he said. “It’s not just about a threat assessment, it’s about assisting and supporting capabilities that the Capitol Police may now lack and may need to look at improving on their own.”
Kirby told reporters he thinks that the enabling support the Guard brings to make up for possible gaps in Capitol Police capabilities might be one of the reasons behind their request to extend Guard support on Capitol Hill.
“Part of this is obviously valid requirements to have them there, but also to help backfill some of these capabilities as they look at themselves as an institution and what they need to do for their long term future,” Kirby said.
14 Feb Biden recently stated to our military: : “I will never ever … dishonor you. I will never disrespect you. I will never politicize the work you do.”
The National Guard has been politicized enough—Sir and Madam Pelosi. time to go back to station. Their presence sends one message to the world: the administration is afraid of the people.
With Impeachment trial ending, send National Guard back home.
27 January Senator Cotton wrote an op ed on Fox
Last summer, as left-wing mobs rioted in the streets and threatened to overwhelm local police and even the National Guard, I wrote an op-ed in The New York Times titled “Send in the Troops.” I argued that the president should deploy federal troops, if necessary, to restore and maintain order.
My position was grounded in federal law, based on many historical precedents, and supported by a majority of Americans. But this argument outraged many on the left, so much so that the editor of the New York Times opinion page lost his job for publishing it……
Sen Cotton thanked the troops who assured safety, but “With the inauguration complete and threats receding, now it’s time, yes, to send home the troops,”
I sit on the Intelligence Committee, but I’m aware of no specific, credible threat reporting—as distinguished from aspirational, uncoordinated bluster on the internet—that justifies this continued troop presence. Thus, I believe the rest of these soldiers should also go home to their families and civilian jobs.
The lesson of the Capitol riot is not that we should quarter a standing army at the Capitol just in case, but rather that our security measures should be calibrated to the actual threats.
Senator Cotton Was even handed, took a tough stance after the riots.
6 Jan : Cotton Statement on Violence at Capitol. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after violence broke out at the U.S. Capitol earlier today:
“Last summer, as insurrection gripped the streets, I called to send in the troops if necessary to restore order. Today, insurrectionists occupied our Capitol. Fortunately, the Capitol Police and other law-enforcement agencies restored order without the need for federal troops. But the principle remains the same: no quarter for insurrectionists. Those who attacked the Capitol today should face the full extent of federal law.
It’s past time for the president to accept the results of the election, quit misleading the American people, and repudiate mob violence. And the senators and representatives who fanned the flames by encouraging the president and leading their supporters to believe that their objections could reverse the election results should withdraw those objections. In any event, the Congress will complete its constitutional responsibilities tonight.”
Several governors did not allow their national guards to be humiliated by being continually politicized and recalled them earlier
The administration didn’t even trust the national guardsmen .