To: WorkingClassFilth
...if this deal isn't terrorism, why not call out the National Guard as a precautionary measure for what MAY result from the conditions arising from this mess?Because the Governor hasn't asked us yet to step in.
And we can't, until civilian authority determines they can't handle the event with first-responder assets. Municipal, county, and state LE assets get tasked first, and not in that order.
Besides, we're talking a situation that could be over in hours, so why bother alerting the Green Suits?
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08/14/2003 4:10:29 PM PDT by
Old Sarge
(Serving You... on Operation Noble Eagle!)
To: Old Sarge
I'd think Detroit might need the Nat'l Guard.
To: Old Sarge
Homeland security saying not terrorism, again....But not saying much else....
To: Old Sarge
Thanks for the reply, Sarge. I asked because it would seem that with nightfall coming, conditions can get wa-a-a-ay beyond what the civil authorities can control right quick. Just the presence of the Guard moving into key positions might have a reassuring, and restraining, effect on the populace.
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