tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post2203704314135927456..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: Operation Arkansas and the Little Rock 9Darrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-24251266226706426932008-01-07T13:02:00.000-08:002008-01-07T13:02:00.000-08:00DarrenWhere did you get this work of fiction? We a...Darren<BR/><BR/>Where did you get this work of fiction? We all know a Republican would not integrate public schools in a Democratically controlled city and state. They are racist, bigots, homophobes, and whatever other phobe you can list. We both know this is pure fantasy and you must have taken a few things while you were in Reno! :)<BR/><BR/>MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-21777315387659844952008-01-06T15:25:00.000-08:002008-01-06T15:25:00.000-08:00It means he "called them up". That means they bec...It means he "called them up". That means they became federal troops and took orders from him, not the state governor.<BR/><BR/>I'm sure he did that so that the 101st wouldn't have to face NG troops. He obviously didn't trust them enough to have them integrate Central High.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-77148925025928097022008-01-06T15:21:00.000-08:002008-01-06T15:21:00.000-08:00"Didn't Eisenhower federalize the National Guard?"..."<I>Didn't Eisenhower federalize the National Guard?</I>"<BR/><BR/>Yes, he did.<BR/><BR/>But I don't know what that means ...<BR/><BR/>-Mark RouloAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-45334553019886805862008-01-06T14:56:00.000-08:002008-01-06T14:56:00.000-08:00Didn't Eisenhower federalize the National Guard?St...Didn't Eisenhower federalize the National Guard?<BR/><BR/>Still, I have to agree that this was probably a case of a"least worst" decision for Eisenhower.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-77328357463970068812008-01-06T14:55:00.000-08:002008-01-06T14:55:00.000-08:00What other federal forces are there? FBI? CIA? The...What other federal forces are there? FBI? CIA? They dont really come equipped to do that sort of work. And is using the National Guard really that different, when you look at how the National Guard is used as an adjunct to the military?<BR/>I think it was a case of the least bad option being used.Donalbainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16807822953642571752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-19622781181377075142008-01-06T14:33:00.000-08:002008-01-06T14:33:00.000-08:00I agree with your concerns. I *hate* the idea of ...I agree with your concerns. I *hate* the idea of the U.S. military being using inside the U.S. borders for pretty much anything other than disaster relief ... for pretty much the reasons you give.<BR/><BR/>But ...<BR/><BR/>1) The Arkansas governor had already called out the Arkansas national guard to *prevent* the black students from attending the school. Because of this, I think we can probably take the national guard off the table as a "better" approach (I would prefer the national guard to the regular military because the national guard members are civilians as their day jobs).<BR/><BR/>2) A federal judge told the Arkansas governor to remove the national guard, and he ignored the judge. Several weeks later, a federal court issued the same order and this time it was obeyed.<BR/><BR/>3) Next round, the Little Rock mayor had the local police deployed to protect the black students. It sorta worked, but the students were sent home after a few hours because the school feared mob violence.<BR/><BR/>4) After this, the Little Rock mayor asked for federal troops.<BR/><BR/>At this point, I'm not sure what Eisenhower's best choice was:<BR/><BR/>a) Arkansas national guard is pretty much off the table.<BR/>b) Local officials don't think that the local police can handle it.<BR/><BR/>I guess the two choices here are:<BR/>1) Send in the FBI, and<BR/>2) Send in the Military<BR/><BR/>I don't know enough about the FBI back then, but Eisenhower may not have believed that they could do the job. Two possible concerns would be:<BR/><BR/>a) Mr. Hoover was in charge of the FBI. I have no idea how cooperative he would have been in this regard.<BR/>b) The FBI isn't really structured for this level of force deployment.<BR/><BR/>My/your/our concerns aside, it may be that Eisenhower's two choices boiled down to:<BR/>a) Deploy the military, or<BR/>b) Fail to desegregate following court rulings.<BR/><BR/>Both choices sucked.<BR/><BR/>-Mark RouloAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com