Drama Queen makes a strange request

Paslode · 01-11-2021, 20:57

A little drama from Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO)....

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An urgent briefing between a member of the House Armed Services Committee and Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy has revealed new details about the tense timeline of sending National Guard troops to the scene of the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol siege, and steps taken in the aftermath.

Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., joined another veteran on the committee, Arizona Democrat Ruben Gallego, in calling for the briefing with McCarthy. National Guard troops from Washington, D.C.; Maryland; and Virginia took hours to get their deployment orders, prompting questions and criticism about the response.

Crow, a former Army Ranger, found himself forced to take cover with lawmakers when the pro-Trump mob overwhelmed security. By his own accounts, he instructed other members of Congress to remove their pins so they couldn't be identified, and secured a pen in his pocket, thinking he might need to use it as a weapon.

"I haven't felt that way in over 15 years, since I was a Ranger in Iraq and Afghanistan," Crow said in an interview on CNN's "New Day."

On Sunday afternoon, he released a readout of his call with McCarthy from earlier that day, detailing what took place at the Defense Department during the siege and how the Guard is now planning for President-elect Joe Biden's Jan. 20 inauguration.

McCarthy told Crow that at least 25 domestic terrorism cases had been opened following the Capitol assaults, according to the readout, and that weapons including long guns, explosive devices and Molotov Cocktails were recovered, "which suggests a greater disaster was narrowly averted."

"[McCarthy] indicated that DoD is aware of further possible threats posed by would-be terrorists in the days up to and including Inauguration Day and is working with local and federal law enforcement to coordinate security preparations," the readout states.

While Crow's report says the two did discuss operational deployments and planning for security around the inauguration, he did not release specifics, citing security reasons.

Crow asked McCarthy that military members involved in the riot -- some military veterans have already been identified as participants -- receive fast-tracked investigation and courts-martial. He also made an unusual request: that the Army's Criminal Investigation Command review National Guard troops who are deployed for the inauguration "to ensure that deployed members are not sympathetic to domestic terrorists."

"Secretary McCarthy agreed to take additional measures," the readout states.

McCarthy added that he's willing to testify publicly about events and preparations if permitted by top brass.

Prior to demonstrations and the Capitol break-in, just 340 D.C. National Guard troops had been approved for "traffic control," according to the readout, and Capitol Police had not requested reinforcements from the Defense Department as they prepared for a rally expected to number in the low thousands.

As the Jan. 6 "Stop the Steal" rally turned, for some, into an effort to storm the Capitol and disrupt the ceremonial tallying of electoral votes, McCarthy said the Defense Department "realized there were a far greater number of participants than in previous gatherings," according to the readout.

In calls with McCarthy and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley that took place minutes before 2 p.m., Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser and U.S. Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund requested urgent, but non-specific, support, according to the readout.

It took an hour and 10 minutes for McCarthy, Milley, Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher C. Miller and National Guard Bureau Chief Gen. Daniel Hokanson to process and concur on the "unfolding situation at the Capitol" and approve deployment of Guard assets, including the full mobilization of the D.C. National Guard.

"Due to a lack of coordination and preparation, there was not a functioning operations center in the Pentagon to manage the Guard presence and direct additional resources, leaving senior DoD officials to manage the situation by tracking down previously unknown contacts of local law enforcement and making ad hoc calls in an office environment," the readout states.

Crow cited his appreciation for McCarthy's candor, and said he would continue work to review command authority for the D.C. Guard "to ensure that it is responsive to the needs of its constituents and integrated with local law enforcement like every other Guard unit in the nation."

-- Hope Hodge Seck can be reached at hope.seck@military.com. Follow her on Twitter at @HopeSeck.

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ABN_FO · 01-11-2021, 21:23

If it was me I would plan for, but wouldn't expect too much serious resistance from NG anyway, regardless of where their loyalties may lay.

**Joker** · 01-12-2021, 14:08

I saw, elsewhere, some Rangers clamoring for his tab to be pulled...THAT won't happen but he sure does come across as a clown, well he is in the two-ring circus called congress.

tom kelly · 01-12-2021, 15:09

Jason Crow (D) the former U S Army Ranger describing how he stepped-up & was prepared to use his ball-point pen as a "weapon" to defend the Capital, just what is needed in DC another self-serving politician.

Penn · 01-12-2021, 17:33

Ok, Rep Crow, I'm sure you earned your CIB the hard way.

I post this in another thread it garnered zero response. I'm post it again here, because its the fucking bottom line.

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WOULD IT NOT HAVE BEEN A FABULOUS SCENE IF JUST ONE REPRESENTITIVE OR SENATOR REFUSED TO EVACUATE THE BUILDING, BUT INSTEAD, STOOD IN THE DOOR AND SAID NO.

That opportunity would make a career, maybe even a future President, that fact that it did not happen, states to me, there are no leaders in the house or senate.

Old Dog New Trick · 01-12-2021, 18:03

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Originally Posted by Penn

Ok, Rep Crow, I'm sure you earned your CIB the hard way.

I post this in another thread it garnered zero response. I'm post it again here, because its the fucking bottom line.

That opportunity would make a career, maybe even a future President, that fact that it did not happen, states to me, there are no leaders in the house or senate.

There actually is one Penn, his name is Troy Nehls and he’s from Fort Bend (Houston) Texas. He used to be the Sheriff but got elected this year to the House. He stood in the door inside the House Chamber and told the people looking through the broken glass just how wrong they were. He’s the one in the blue dress shirt in one of the often used pictures where agents or plain clothed USCP are holding guns to the door.

Penn · 01-12-2021, 18:07

Well, God Bless him, he needs a very good PR promotion within the Republican Party, its the only way to deflect and reassume control and authority.

Old Dog New Trick · 01-12-2021, 18:08

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/pol...n-15854618.php

Penn · 01-12-2021, 18:24

ODNT, its a NG, need to subscribe, maybe you can cut and Paste.

Old Dog New Trick · 01-12-2021, 18:32

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Originally Posted by Penn

ODNT, its a NG, need to subscribe, maybe you can cut and Paste.

Try this one

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Penn · 01-12-2021, 18:48

Got it, Thank you.

cat in the hat · 01-12-2021, 19:09

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Originally Posted by Joker

I saw, elsewhere, some Rangers clamoring for his tab to be pulled...THAT won't happen but he sure does come across as a clown, well he is in the two-ring circus called congress.

I have never been a Ranger, never went to Ranger school but I served with a few and appreciate what that means.

when he first ran a few years ago I went to a rally and actually got handed the mic.

Question was "would you please clarify what Ranger Bn you served in?"

His answer was more double speak and I was shown the door.

TOMAHAWK9521 · 01-12-2021, 20:28

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Originally Posted by cat in the hat

I have never been a Ranger, never went to Ranger school but I served with a few and appreciate what that means.

when he first ran a few years ago I went to a rally and actually got handed the mic.

Question was "would you please clarify what Ranger Bn you served in?"

His answer was more double speak and I was shown the door.

SILENCE, YOU!!!

Who is this?
What’s your operating number?
What do you mean, ‘What Ranger Bn did I serve in?’”
No further questions. Now go away, kid, you’re bothering me.

TOMAHAWK9521 · 02-07-2021, 00:09

This guy's name popped up again so I looked for more details. I have no idea how officer career paths work but it seems he served only 4 years (2002-2006) as a PL in the 82nd and still had enough time remaining to be able to jump over to 2/75. As for two deployment with 2/75, the 75th eventually transitioned to 90 day rotations but I don't know how early in the war they made that adjustment.

miclo18d · 02-07-2021, 00:51

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Originally Posted by TOMAHAWK9521

This guy's name popped up again so I looked for more details. I have no idea how offer career paths work but it seems he served only 4 years (2002-2006) as a PL in the 82nd and still had enough time remaining to be able to jump over to 2/75. As for two deployment with 2/75, the 75th eventually transitioned to 90 day rotations but I don't know call how early in the war they made that adjustment.

From the start.