Sen. Cotton: Our National Guard's Capitol Mission Is Complete - It's Time to Send Home Troops
January 28, 2021
January 28, 2021
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following op-ed on Jan. 27:
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Last summer, as left-wing mobs rioted in the streets and threatened to overwhelm local police and even the National Guard, I wrote an op-ed in The New York Times titled "Send in the Troops." I argued that the president should deploy federal troops, if necessary, to restore and maintain order.
My position was grounded in federal law, based on many hist . . .
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Last summer, as left-wing mobs rioted in the streets and threatened to overwhelm local police and even the National Guard, I wrote an op-ed in The New York Times titled "Send in the Troops." I argued that the president should deploy federal troops, if necessary, to restore and maintain order.
My position was grounded in federal law, based on many hist . . .