Will Middle-East Troops Protect Kansas City Sketchy World Cup 2026?!?

Mayor Q's recent junket offered a great deal of news fodder but we're reaching back to share an idea so bad that most locals politely ignored it. 

In fact . . . 

Conservative pundit Patrick Tuohey buried the lead because he has to stay respectable when attempting to balance newspaper life with his think tank bosses . . . But a somewhat recent column exposed an exceptionally sketchy offer . . .  

MAYOR Q FLOATED THE IDEA OF TROOPS FROM QATAR PROTECTING KANSAS CITY STREETS!!!

Yep, this is a REAL THING that happened . . . 

On Independence Day weekend it's probably something for KCMO residents to consider when we start thinking about all the silly ideas that soccer fans have foist upon us . . . 

Here's the reference along with independent verification so that nobody thinks we're exaggerating too much: 

Speaking to Pete Mundo on KCMO Talk Radio . . . Mayor Quinton Lucas, just back from a junket to Qatar, said this [at 2:32]:

Of course the Qataris were very interested in saying, “we can send people over, free of charge, to come help you.” I’ll make sure I have a chat with [KC Police] Chief Stacey Graves and some of the others before we do that, but, [it’s a] well-resourced country.

That statement came right after a discussion about transportation, but Chief Graves does not handle city transportation, nor does she serve on the board of KC2026, the committee formed to organize efforts to host the 2026 FIFA event. It appears the mayors’ understanding was that the Qataris were expressing a security concern and offering to send assistance.

Federal law does not permit foreign nationals to exercise any police powers on U.S. soil. While there may be plenty of coordination among governments and their law enforcement agencies prior to events like the World Cup, I doubt that would be handled by the hosting city’s police chief.

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