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Ykcutnek

(1,305 posts) Tue Nov 25, 2014, 05:55 PM Nov 2014

Governor Nixon Orders 2,200 National Guard Troops Into Ferguson [View all]

Source: NBC News

Gov. Jay Nixon of Missouri ordered more National Guard troops into the embattled city of Ferguson on Tuesday to keep order on the second night after a grand jury decided not to indict a white police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black teenager.

“The violence we saw in areas of Ferguson last night is unacceptable,” the governor said in announcing that the National Guard presence would be upped from 700 troops Monday to 2,200 on Tuesday.

"Last night, criminals intent on lawlessness and destruction, terrorized this community," Nixon said at an afternoon news conference. "I am deeply saddened for the people of Ferguson who woke up to see parts of their community in ruins. No one should have to live like this, no one deserves this. We must do better and we will."

Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/michael-brown-shooting/governor-nixon-orders-2-200-national-guard-troops-ferguson-n255931

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Governor Nixon Orders 2,200 National Guard Troops Into Ferguson [View all] Ykcutnek Nov 2014 OP

Uh huh atreides1 Nov 2014 #1

+1 Ykcutnek Nov 2014 #2

spot on nt kydo Nov 2014 #11

That was an insult. xxqqqzme Nov 2014 #20

"Embattled," is it? malthaussen Nov 2014 #3

What a loser this Nixon yokel is. I wish the National Guard would KingCharlemagne Nov 2014 #4

A lot of residents were upset that the national guard didnt do enough Travis_0004 Nov 2014 #5

There was only 150 guards in ferguson! Not 700 4139 Nov 2014 #7

What's your point, copologist? KingCharlemagne Nov 2014 #8

Too little too late Nixie. Your so called help was needed last night to protect those stores or to jwirr Nov 2014 #6

I'm confused Iamthetruth Nov 2014 #16

I was not among those suggesting that the guard would make things worse. I was hoping against jwirr Nov 2014 #18

Seriously Iamthetruth Nov 2014 #19

adding soldiers with machine guns to an already volatile situation is not a recipe for peace keeping paper boy Nov 2014 #21

Of course not. But if he was going to put them out there anyhow - he could at least recognize who jwirr Nov 2014 #23

Irony is truly dead. graegoyle Nov 2014 #9

This idoit will screw himself royally in the few hours. Wellstone ruled Nov 2014 #10

Nixon sounds like Bull Connor. Brigid Nov 2014 #12

You mean criminals like killer Wilson? eom uppityperson Nov 2014 #13

Why? It's not like anyone is planning to burn, pillage and plunder the innocent seveneyes Nov 2014 #14

(sigh) it's dems like Nixon we need too deep six in the next election PFunk Nov 2014 #15

yeah the cops who fired flash bang grenades PatrynXX Nov 2014 #17

Nixon. blkmusclmachine Nov 2014 #22