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Ferguson officials: Where was the National Guard?
St Louie Post Dispatch ^ | November 25, 2014 | Christine Byers & David Hunn

Posted on 11/25/2014 1:12:18 PM PST by Second Amendment First

As ruins of about a dozen businesses here smoldered today, an "extremely frustrated" Mayor James Knowles III was asking what happened to onetime plans to shield vulnerable businesses with a protective line of Missouri National Guard members.

"The National Guard was not deployed in enough time to save all our businesses," he said in a press conference just after 2 p.m., calling the delay "deeply disturbing."

Earlier, in an interview, the mayor said: “What should have happened last night? They should have had National Guard troops protecting the hard targets in Ferguson and allowed law enforcement to pursue a very mobile crowd of looters and arsonists. That’s the problem. They (the police) could not secure the commercial districts.”

Knowles added, “I don’t believe we’ve seen the commitment from the state we hoped to get. And knowing that there’s so many people out there who committed a crime, who committed destruction, who aren’t going to be held accountable, because law enforcement was overwhelmed — it makes me concerned for the nights to come.”

St. Louis city officials said they requested 400 Guard troops, which were deployed by Police Chief Sam Dotson to protect government buildings and businesses. They delivered what a mayor's aide said was a good result.

Nixon's office has not responded to requests for comment today, but announced that he will hold a press conference with Guard leaders at 3 p.m. at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, a Republican, said the governor, a Democrat, owes an explanation for an "inexplicable" decision to hold back on Guard help.

(Excerpt) Read more at stltoday.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ferguson; missouri; nixon
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Gov. Nixon is almost as pathetic as Obama.
1 posted on 11/25/2014 1:12:18 PM PST by Second Amendment First
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To: Second Amendment First

The stand down order, came from the top.


2 posted on 11/25/2014 1:14:11 PM PST by mothball
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To: Second Amendment First

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


3 posted on 11/25/2014 1:14:42 PM PST by Red Badger (If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
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... 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.

4 posted on 11/25/2014 1:16:13 PM PST by Second Amendment First
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To: Second Amendment First

Kicking back in the burbs???


5 posted on 11/25/2014 1:16:24 PM PST by gov_bean_ counter (Romans 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools)
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To: Second Amendment First

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.


6 posted on 11/25/2014 1:16:43 PM PST by baddog 219
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To: Second Amendment First

What Ferguson needs is a few politically incorrect businessmen.


7 posted on 11/25/2014 1:17:26 PM PST by boycott
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To: Second Amendment First

never let a good crisis go to waste.


8 posted on 11/25/2014 1:17:43 PM PST by baddog 219
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"the governor, a Democrat, owes an explanation"

I thought that was the explanation.
9 posted on 11/25/2014 1:18:41 PM PST by Telepathic Intruder (The only thing the Left has learned from the failures of socialism is not to call it that)
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To: baddog 219

He can try.


10 posted on 11/25/2014 1:18:46 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Good Muslims, like good Nazis or good liberals, are terrible human beings.)
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To: Red Badger

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


11 posted on 11/25/2014 1:19:04 PM PST by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc.;+12, 73, ..... Obama is public enemy #1)
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To: Second Amendment First
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.


12 posted on 11/25/2014 1:19:12 PM PST by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: mothball

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.


13 posted on 11/25/2014 1:19:18 PM PST by Dilbert San Diego (s)
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To: Second Amendment First

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


14 posted on 11/25/2014 1:20:48 PM PST by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc.;+12, 73, ..... Obama is public enemy #1)
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To: Red Badger

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.


15 posted on 11/25/2014 1:20:49 PM PST by buwaya
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The Lt. Governor should circumvent Nixon and call General Honore (retired). You bring Honore in, nobody will be looting or starting fires.
16 posted on 11/25/2014 1:21:26 PM PST by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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To: Second Amendment First

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


17 posted on 11/25/2014 1:22:05 PM PST by bboop (does not suffer fools gladly)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

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.


18 posted on 11/25/2014 1:22:50 PM PST by buwaya
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To: Second Amendment First

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


19 posted on 11/25/2014 1:22:58 PM PST by bboop (does not suffer fools gladly)
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To: Second Amendment First

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???


20 posted on 11/25/2014 1:23:01 PM PST by animal172 (Calling Thomas Jefferson)
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