Thousands of National Guardsmen began withdrawing from the nation's capital, capping a turbulent week
Thousands of National Guardsmen on Sunday began withdrawing from the nation's capital, capping a turbulent week in which officials said the Pentagon came "right up to the edge" of deploying active-duty troops to the streets.
"We didn't want to do it. The DoD didn't want to do it. We knew once you went to that escalation it would be very difficult," McCarthy said, noting that officials "made a lot of phone calls" to get enough Guardsmen from neighboring states to respond to the protests. But we "didn't know if we could marshal enough National Guard quickly enough."
Out-of-state Guardsmen from Mississippi, Florida, Utah and Indiana are expected to be fully departed by Monday at 5 p.m., McCarthy said. Members from the Maryland and New Jersey National Guard left Saturday. The rest will leave over the next 48 to 72 hours, he said. Maj. Gen. William Walker, commanding general of the D.C. National Guard, said five soldiers were hit in the head with bricks thrown by protesters and are receiving medical treatment. Demonstrators were also throwing frozen water bottles and eggs. However, none of the Guardsmen used force on protesters, unlike local law enforcement, which has been accused of firing chemicals and rubber bullets into crowds.
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