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In reply to the discussion: One big mystery remains unsolved: Why was the Capitol left unguarded? [View all]Turin_C3PO
(16,385 posts)62. They were old 9/11 acronyms.
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2,300 officers and a $516 million budget - more than the police budgets of Atlanta and Detroit
dalton99a
Jan 2021
#2
Gotta' ask the question... "who believed they had something to gain from this?"
groundloop
Jan 2021
#28
and why was the rally crowd allowed to bring body armor, military helmets, sticks
Demovictory9
Jan 2021
#5
That's a good question. Did the Trump rally allow all the gear and flags and unsearched
BusyBeingBest
Jan 2021
#39
It occurs to me that the REAL stormers maybe weren't at the rally at all.
BusyBeingBest
Jan 2021
#41
This is why we need an investigating committee. So that it will never happen again
question everything
Jan 2021
#8
I read where the 'protest' leaders including Trump were informed the march was illegal.
Demsrule86
Jan 2021
#13
"reasonable to assume that the people making decisions ... that day felt kinship with the Trump mob"
lagomorph777
Jan 2021
#16
$500 million / 2000 officers $250,000 per officer per year. That's a lot of overhead. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jan 2021
#24
Let us not forget that the loyalist at the Pentagon refused to authorize the NG. Offers of
niyad
Jan 2021
#36
It was a Coupe attempt...plain and simple. It failed. People need to go to jail.
ashredux
Jan 2021
#38
People will go to jail. Just give the FBI the time to get the proof, then arrest, try & convict..
Stuart G
Jan 2021
#53
Just take a comparison of the police and NG presence at the BLM protest and the Insurrection
Cozmo
Jan 2021
#40
Yes that is the big question! Why was the capitol building basically left unguarded?
UCmeNdc
Jan 2021
#66
While I totally agree that there is a lot left to be learned, and a lot left to be done,
BobTheSubgenius
Jan 2021
#70