Report: White House Weighs Deploying National Guard to Confront Supply Chain Crisis While Pete Butti

[mystery-ak]

Report: White House Weighs Deploying National Guard to Confront Supply Chain Crisis While Pete Buttigieg Is MIA

Wendell Husebø 19 Oct 2021

The White House is reportedly weighing whether to deploy the National Guard to confront the ever growing supply chain crisis while Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has been on paternity leave.

“White House officials have explored in recent weeks whether the National Guard could be deployed to help address the nation’s mounting supply chain backlog, three people with knowledge of the matter said,” the Washington Post reported Tuesday.

The Post described the deliberations as reflecting an “extent to which internal administration deliberations about America’s overwhelmed supply chain have sparked outside-the-box proposals to leverage government resources to address the issue.”

The report noted that a “person with knowledge” of the deliberations suggested deploying the National Guard is one option the White House could implement. A second option would reportedly be to work “through states to deploy servicemembers.”

It is unknown how deploying the national guard would work given the operational logistics of the magnitude of the supply chain crisis. The Post further reports on the possibilities:

White House officials have weighed whether members of the guard could drive trucks amid a shortage of operators, or if they could be used to help unload packages and other materials at ports or other clogged parts of the supply chain.

As part of the review, White House officials have studied what kinds of driver’s licenses are held by National Guard members and if they would be sufficient to deploy them as truckers without hurting their ability to fulfill their existing responsibilities to the guard, the people said.

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https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2021/10/19/report-white-house-weighs-deploying-national-guard-to-confront-supply-chain-crisis-while-pete-buttigieg-is-mia/

[Wingnut]

What are they going to do.  Unload pampers for Buttboy's Twins?

[libertybele]

Sounds like they're anticipating some push back?  Rightfully so.  This isn't just Buttgig's fault but the Joe administration in general.  You can bet Pelosi is still getting her ice cream!

I went to get dog food tonight at Wally World -- shelves pretty empty of the brand that Geronimo eats.  Only 2 bags left so I grabbed both. 

No I don't consider it hoarding.  If the shelves are empty, you grab what you can get. 

I'm stocked up on many things (low on meat), but I'm going to continue to buy to keep my stock supply.  Perhaps my kids or neighbors will be in need -- I'll be able to help.

[skeeter]

What are they going to do.  Unload pampers for Buttboy's Twins?

Yes. Along with his own.

[SZonian]

Sheesh, the NG is NOT the damned answer to every crisis Washington creates.

And who will pay them?  The corporations/companies that they'll actually be working for?  The Feds ("corporate welfare")?

And it'll only worsen things on the back end because those troops won't be doing their normal jobs.

What a freakin' $hit$how...

[EdinVA]

So it is going to be unarmed NG vs armed union thugs..... not a good situation

[mountaineer]

Will California's enviro laws prevent NG trucks from approaching the docks?

[rangerrebew]

White House has weighed tapping National Guard to address mounting supply chain backlog
The idea appears unlikely to proceed but underscores extent of administration brainstorming to resolve snags
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By Jeff Stein
Yesterday at 1:43 p.m. EDT|Updated yesterday at 4:15 p.m. EDT

White House officials have explored in recent weeks whether the National Guard could be deployed to help address the nation’s mounting supply chain backlog, three people with knowledge of the matter said.

The idea appears unlikely to proceed as of now, the people said, but reflects the extent to which internal administration deliberations about America’s overwhelmed supply chain have sparked outside-the-box proposals to leverage government resources to address the issue.

The people involved in discussions stressed the White House has looked at the option as part of its due diligence in assessing all potential ways to address the backlog, which has slowed down imports and shipping all over the country. One person with knowledge of the matter said the White House has not considered activating the National Guard at a federal level but could instead work through states to deploy service members.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/10/19/white-house-supply-chain-national-guard/

[EdinVA]

Brainstorming??? yeah, right...
If biden thinks he can override governors and state legislators, then why not override the kalifornia abuse of the constitution and get things moving again?

[sneakypete]

Sheesh, the NG is NOT the damned answer to every crisis Washington creates.

And who will pay them?  The corporations/companies that they'll actually be working for?  The Feds ("corporate welfare")?

And it'll only worsen things on the back end because those troops won't be doing their normal jobs.

What a freakin' $hit$how...

@SZonian


AND.......,they will be taking high-paying jobs for American citizens while doing it. Providing of course there is anyone left out there who is unemployed and willing to work after all the cash that has been handed out to keep them from working.

This is nothing less than the continued planned destruction of our economy and way of life by the left so they can take over total control like their Soviet idols had at one time.

[SZonian]

@SZonian


AND.......,they will be taking high-paying jobs for American citizens while doing it. Providing of course there is anyone left out there who is unemployed and willing to work after all the cash that has been handed out to keep them from working.

This is nothing less than the continued planned destruction of our economy and way of life by the left so they can take over total control like their Soviet idols had at one time.

[rustynail]

Seems like certain shoppers (lifters) should be opening up some of those containers that are just sitting there.

[christian]

Who would have thought!  Democrats invent more and more crisises and they have the magic answers to them already to go.  It's just like they new the problem was coming and devised answers to the problems before they even happened!  Its like MAGIC!  Clueless enablers!

[mountaineer]

Invent enough crises, and eventually martial law will be the only option. 

[DB]

I'm pretty confident that the national guard has very few if any trucks that meet California's engine/emissions rules.

[Free Vulcan]

Invent enough crises, and eventually martial law will be the only option. 

That's the angle I'm already getting with this. Put them out there for something benign and they're already there when you need them.

[Killer Clouds]

Invent enough crises, and eventually martial law will be the only option. 

If martial law is declared that is when the shooting starts.

[mountaineer]

If martial law is declared that is when the shooting starts.

I don't want to find out, but we may.

[Fishrrman]

"The White House is reportedly weighing whether to deploy the National Guard to confront the ever growing supply chain crisis while Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has been on paternity leave."

The National Guard ??
What are THEY gonna do ??
Stand there and aim their rifles at the container crane operators, and order them to move faster...??