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It may very well have been that he's drawing a distinction between needless intimidation of cooperative citizens and legitimate actions against lawbreakers. If that's the case, I have no problem with his actions.

I'm not quite sure I buy it though. In the first place, why is the acting commander running around in front of a CNN camera crew giving the order himself to troops on the ground? If that's his commnand structure, restoring order is going to be long in coming. In the second place, if the mayor of New Orleans likes the guy, there's something a bit fishy in that. In the third place, why the gratuitous swearing? If the acting commander uses the name of God, I prefer he be on his knees.

This guy looks like a full fledged political quack.

In the third place, why the gratuitous swearing?

Have you ever been around military men in the midst of operations? They can cuss a real blue-streak when thoroughly torqued off! Honore is just par for the course, and I don't think he was grandstanding for the cameras. Looked to me like he was completely ignoring them and going about his business...hence the unrestrained swearing.