The Capitol Riot should have pointed out a glaring weakness in our national defense. A group of protesters, not even an army, was able to march in and take over the Capitol.
Here we are ready to push the nuclear button on a minute's notice, and we aren't even ready to save the Capitol from a bunch of ragtag protesters.
We must guess it won't happen again. Defenses will be put in place. But, how did it happen this time? Have we been this unprepared all along? At any other moment, could an armed force have swung in and taken over the Capitol? Were we caught off guard by the fact we knew there would be a protest and didn't contest such a crowd? Or, forbid, did someone tell them to not be at full force, to not send enough troops to protect the Capitol?
Twenty-four/Seven, the National Guard should be standing near, ready to rush to protect the Capitol, the White House, and the Supreme Court Building. Have we not been doing this?
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