An NBC News political director is now also a military expert.
my first thoughts.
I know for a fact help could have been sent, I served in a combat unit and we did QRF and we are ready to go within 20 minutes, weapons, kit, vehicles, planes on stand by.
This swamp donkey has no clue about this issue and he will just try to blow this off like his pals always do because they care about politics and their messiah not the country