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So the National Guard is desperately needed by the District of Columbia to maintain peace amongst the peasantry, is it?<\/p>\n
Not according to this article.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.military.com\/daily-news\/2021\/03\/12\/almost-nobody-wants-troops-us-capitol-including-guard-chief-and-congress.html<\/a><\/p>\n In fact, support for the idea of an extended stay in the Swamp has eroded right down to the bottom of the swamp.<\/p>\n Per the article:\u00a0 Support for the National Guard<\/a> to continue its mission securing the U.S. Capitol has hit rock bottom, with the call from lawmakers to pull out growing louder. Even the top chief for the Guard has warned the Pentagon that the mission is an unwieldy burden for the force.<\/p>\n In a memo obtained by Fox News<\/a>, Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, suggested withdrawing the nearly 2,280 troops remaining in D.C., saying states are unwilling to continue the mission. He added that the unclear mission parameters hinder the Guard’s ability to juggle its other domestic missions, such as vaccine distribution and deployments<\/a> abroad. Hokanson was reportedly overruled by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. \u2013 article.<\/p>\n I did wonder just how long it might be before the reality was allowed to surface, and \u2013 well, here we are: no one except the WDC police \u201cchief\u201d and a few Congress critters and maybe a \u2013 NO ONE \u2013 thinks it\u2019s necessary.<\/p>\n In my state, the Guard is frequently put to work when spring flooding begins and people are cut off from major roads, leaving them unable to vacate those areas without help. The NG has also been showing up in many place, helping out at the Covid-19 vaccination facilities. They are needed for things like that, not for ridiculous fake defence for quivering politicians hiding under their desks.<\/p>\n Stay tuned. This should get even better.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"