Word: requester
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...there are obvious downsides. The most salient is that urban areas would in essence become occupied zones. The thought of military control of American cities gives anyone the shivers. It is this image that no doubt prompted Clinton to dismiss Kelly's request with haste...
...request from Kelly didn't get very far. President Clinton considered the unusual plea at a meeting with security advisers--and promptly turned it down. Not surprisingly, a sudden injection of federal troops into the nation's capital had little appeal to the president...
...honest, Kelly's request had a political dimension. She is engaged in a political battle in which law and order are, as always, hot topics. She no doubt expected that Clinton would reject the deployment, but figured she could gain some points by making the effort...
...politics aside, Kelly's request reflects a brutal truth: the United States is failing to protect its citizens. In almost every large American city, some people live in constant fear; some parents force their children to sleep in bathtubs to avoid stray bullets from armed gangs' ongoing gun battles...
Hopefully, Kelly's request for troops will shake America out of its stupor. The shocking idea that we might need federal troops to patrol our cities should awaken us to the constant abuse of citizens' fundamental right to safety. And if the idea of the National Guard in D.C. is frightening, that's all the more reason to cut the flow of guns...