Well, that settles it then. As long as it was a decision made while she was CIC, then that makes everything AOK. The current administration is proud to follow this line of thinking, and thanks you for it.
The piece linked was written by a flaming lefty, that is without dispute. However, the ASDF had a purpose and in a region like Alaska, that purpose could have a huge impact. What was done was kneel the state before the feds and stated that "we will be reliant upon federal response during times of emergency". So much for that independent spirit and rugged individualism. The problems that existed within the ASDF could have been addressed and corrected without such drastic actions.
Who knows?
A democrat governor armed them after 9/11, Governor Palin disarmed them for liability reasons and a change of mission, and Governor Parnell wants to disband them entirely.
That is an awful lot going on during a 9 or 10 year period.