I think he's singling out the officers who hung in and didn't go AWOL..he's proud of them- and I don't blame him...it HAS been a hell of a time...
I know, but that should be the NORM for first responders in a crisis like this, not the exceptions.
it reminds me alot of Columbine, where the local police were too afraid to enter the building.
As the President said, I commend them for their efforts, the results are unacceptable. Not the fault of the personnel who were straining themselves past their limits -- this was a failure of leadership.
Did any reporters ask the NOPD guy if the officers that looted will be brought up on charges?