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DustyJoe

(849 posts)

9. endless 'meetings'

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Aug 18, 2014, 12:17 PM

Aug 2014

briefed by Attorney General Eric Holder on the situation in Ferguson early this afternoon. Holder and the administration have been critical of the militarized response

Then STOP the Feds from giving Pentegon weapons to every police force large and small.
You 'give' them billions in military weapons and then grumble if they use them.
Better off destroying or mothballing them instead of giving all these
Barney Fifes bigger pockets for bigger bullets.

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White House “Did Not Know” National Guard Was Being Deployed In Ferguson-No “heads up” from Missouri [View all] kpete Aug 2014 OP

Isn't a state's governor in charge of its national guard? rocktivity Aug 2014 #1

Nothing was said about permission. The white house simply said shraby Aug 2014 #2

Exactly -- a breach of protocol at worst rocktivity Aug 2014 #3

Yeah coming from a Democrat thats Gov. too Historic NY Aug 2014 #10

republican in sheeps clothing heaven05 Aug 2014 #14

Racist White DINO billhicks76 Aug 2014 #19

So what is the call up procedures for exboyfil Aug 2014 #4

Overseas deployments are scheduled a year or more in advance Lurks Often Aug 2014 #12

The CIC does not have to approve all actions of a state's Guard units. riqster Aug 2014 #5

He doesn't--And if this country were not such a political ballyhoo Aug 2014 #8

This Governor who is supposed to be a Democrat is fucked up bigdarryl Aug 2014 #6

The Governor Jay Nixon is a DINO at best....at worst...you insert phase (R****T) LovingA2andMI Aug 2014 #7

...and he ain't alone. L0oniX Aug 2014 #16

endless 'meetings' DustyJoe Aug 2014 #9

Missouri is not a wealthy state procon Aug 2014 #11

Exactly my thoughts as I watched probably high 6 figure costs/employee overtime, military equipment libdem4life Aug 2014 #17

MO doesn't have to tell the White House what the NG does (nt) Recursion Aug 2014 #13

Tisk tisk ...out of the loop ...again. L0oniX Aug 2014 #15

Where the fuck are RFK, John Seigenthaler and Nick Katzenbach when VanGoghRocks Aug 2014 #18

whether gov. nixon likes it or not, this is a national story of great import and the president CTyankee Aug 2014 #20