Critics warn National Guard lacks exit strategy for presidential inauguration

“We have no metric for what success looks like,” said one high ranking officer.

By Paul J. O’Leary

WASHINGTON — More than 20,000 national guardsmen are expected to deploy to the nation’s capital to provide additional security during President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20, but critics warn the National Guard appears to lack an exit strategy.

“We have no metric for what success looks like,” said one high ranking officer. “…