Ferguson officials: Where was the National Guard?

St Louie Post Dispatch ^ | November 25, 2014 | Christine Byers & David Hunn

[Second Amendment First]

Gov. Nixon is almost as pathetic as Obama.

[mothball]

The stand down order, came from the top.

[Red Badger]

They wanted what happened to happen. To a Democrat, the events were just people letting off steam...............

[Second Amendment First]

... one plan called for the Guard to be “on hand but out of sight, so as not to provoke anyone, until they were absolutely needed,”

That would have been after the arsonists burned it to the ground.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Kicking back in the burbs???

[baddog 219]

Obama demanded to let it fester.... He wants a full blown war so he can call for martial law, and take all of our guns.

[boycott]

What Ferguson needs is a few politically incorrect businessmen.

[baddog 219]

never let a good crisis go to waste.

[Telepathic Intruder]

"the governor, a Democrat, owes an explanation"

I thought that was the explanation.

[Blood of Tyrants]

He can try.

[bert]

I’m not a democrat but I subscribe to the pop off valve explanation. It is a valued tactic of Richard Trumka and such.

However it would appear the fires were stoked so high that the pop off valve didn’t have adequate size to release purposely misguided anger.

The fire should be on Pennsylvania Avenue not along I 70

[Travis McGee]

No doubt Obama/Holder ordered the low-key presense and held the troops back. Now they will lie like Benghazi to blame somebody else. Maybe it was a Mohammed video.

[Dilbert San Diego]

I’ve wondered about that. I was surprised at how much rioting and looting and burning down buildings happened. In the days leading up to this, we had heard about increasing numbers of cops and National Guard units standing by.

It makes you think that somebody wanted Ferguson to burn.

[bert]

The national Guard was on the lot with Mayor Nagin’s school busses

[buwaya]

The reaction among the left sites does not agree with your take. The impression I’m getting is that they understand this was an embarrassment for them and the whole thing has backfired badly.

[liberalh8ter]

The Lt. Governor should circumvent Nixon and call General Honore (retired). You bring Honore in, nobody will be looting or starting fires.

[bboop]

I heard that O called the Governor and ‘suggested’ that the NG stand down.

[buwaya]

I think they told the State (Nixon & co.) to stand down.
I’m guessing they believed their own propaganda about the “militarized law enforcement” provoking the rioters.

[bboop]

During the LA Riots, Korean businessmen stood on the roofs of their buildings and protected them.

[animal172]

Don’t need the National Guard. The city has fire trucks. Place them in strategic locations. When the crowds show up then start up the pumps. With the low temps and some water the protestors will disperse. No undue force used so what are the complainers going to do? You got me wet and cold???