My only conclusion, and I hate that I think this, is that someone involved in the decision making process intended people to die. I also don’t think it was Trump.
The big fucking question mark regarding the J6 insurrection is why no one in the Pemtagon authorized a significant increase in force and the deployment of additional NG the second it became clear that the capitol was no longer under control.
Stepping away from my solarpunk self, if I’m doing risk management for the fucking feds: the capitol being breached is 1 step away from game over, so you bet I’m activating 3/4 of my available resources long before that point.
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