of having to provide protection to the National Guard--who might well continue to be targeted? How about we give all the jurisdictions/states throughout the country the money they were SUPPOSED to get from Congress and send the damned ICE packing.

This is a 100% Certified lightbulb moment

Got it!

Where's DOGE when you actually need them?

The judge found the use of military troops for domestic law enforcement set a dangerous precedent and violated the District's sovereign authority. The order was put on hold for 21 days (until December 11) to give the Trump administration time to appeal the decision. Had Trump obeyed the ruling, the two guardsmen would not have been shot.

with a large percentage fatalities. Thoughts of improvement are fantasy. Act accordingly. The guns are winning.

Using the NG as a police force is like using a hammer when a screwdriver is called for.

They have had no civilian police training and don’t have the developed instincts that would help to spot trouble and react appropriately.

Would police training have helped in this situation? Kind of doubt it. Because it looks like this guy was basically hunting National Guard.

We still don’t know why but this seems to have been a targeted attack.

One thing is certain— if they had not been wandering the streets of DC this young women and the surviving Young man would never have been shot.

The blame is all on Trump.

He is using the national guard because he is their Commander-In-Chief. But they are a tool inappropriate to the mission.

Anyone with half a brain can see this is totally stupid. Makes no sense at all. How are the republicans not totally embarrassed?
When are they going to say, ‘enough’.

He’ll have to put more police out there to guard them. Crime stoppers all huh.