Posted on 08/23/2022 2:20:59 AM PDT by Morgana
The Pentagon has denied a second request by Washington DC's mayor to help receive migrants arriving from Republican-led states Texas and Arizona.
Mayor Muriel Bowser in July called for the deployment of the District of Columbia National Guard to help with migrants describing it as a 'humanitarian crisis'.
Bowser asked for 90-day deployment and for a review at the end of that period, but the request was denied by the U.S. military.
She repeated her request on August 11 - this time providing a specific 90-day timeline that would begin on August 22.
In a letter sent to Bowser, the Pentagon citing several reasons for not agreeing to the request including the D.C. National Guard not have any specific training or experience in providing facility management for such a mission that would include feeding, sanitation, or ground support to migrants.
The letter added that it would have a 'substantial' impact on the readiness of the troops in D.C.
In her request, Bowser said most of the migrants bused to D.C. don't stay in the area, and only need assistance for about 72 hours.
U.S. military officials have privately said for the past few years that they are being used for tasks that should be done by civilian agencies and troops should only be used as a last-resort for domestic issues.
The mayor's initial request had frustrated some White House officials who thought Bowser, a Democrat, could handle the issue without military troops and was playing into Republican political attacks on President Joe Biden, a fellow Democrat.
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The Pentagon can’t approve Bowser the Clown’s request for a National Guard activation in Washington DC because the same justification would immediately be used for activating the Guard at the border in Texas and Arizona.
Isn’t it strange how Bowser wants to send in the NG to deal with a few thousand illegal aliens but didn’t want the NG to get involved on January 6th when there were about half a million POd Trump supporters in town?
Hah......see the Dumbos quaking in fear of losing power....
.....and loathing of the brown invaders in their white city.
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