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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHow come a country that spends more money on "defense" than
Any other country in the world, cant defend its own Capitol from a domestic mob?
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How come a country that spends more money on "defense" than (Original Post)
raccoon
Apr 2021
OP
Because rump wouldn't allow the national guard to act...he knew what was happening and allowed
SWBTATTReg
Apr 2021
#1
Because, our nation has poor academic standards for college and university graduates!
Omnipresent
Apr 2021
#5
SWBTATTReg
(22,129 posts)1. Because rump wouldn't allow the national guard to act...he knew what was happening and allowed
it to proceed...which is why he should be charged w/ insurrection or worse, IMHO.
MyOwnPeace
(16,927 posts)4. THAT
needs to be stated over, and over, and over, and over, and over............
MarineCombatEngineer
(12,385 posts)2. Pretty easy to explain,
the fix was in, we're just lucky that the traitors were so inept, next time though, they will learn from their mistakes.
We need to stay ever vigilant, ever ready.
pwb
(11,275 posts)3. That would have been easier
But trump let it play out as he planed.
Omnipresent
(5,711 posts)5. Because, our nation has poor academic standards for college and university graduates!
They end up in elected and non elected leadership positions. Once in, they show what theyre made of, and end up making stupid shit decisions!!
uponit7771
(90,346 posts)6. The brother of an admitted traitor was LITERALLY involved in the slowing down of troop response to
... Trump Terrorist attack on 1/6.
That person is still serving in the military, fuck that