There seems to be a disconnect between what Donny says and what is happening in the ground these days. We are told that these are riots and all the news points to protests…..so far I have seen nothing that I would say is a riot.
But the reality on the ground be damn….Donny is going to push this fake riot bullshit for all it is worth….and in all 50 states and most territories.
The National Guard has begun setting up “quick-reaction” riot police forces in all the states, reports the Wall Street Journal and the Guardian.
- Each unit will typically have about 500 Guard soldiers who will get specialized training in crowd control and the use of devices such as batons, Tasers, pepper spray, and body shields, according to Pentagon memos. They’re expected to be in place by January.
- The new units—dubbed the National Guard Response Force—are expected to mobilize quickly: a quarter of the force within hours, half within 12 hours, and the remainder within a day. The District of Columbia as well as all US territories also will get the units.
- While most state National Guards have quick-reaction relief teams for natural disasters, training for protest response is a new mandate, one described by the Journal as a “major shift” by the Pentagon, under the mandate of President Trump, to increase the military’s role in civil unrest.
- The initiative has drawn criticism from some retired military officials, who warn it could blur the line between military and civilian roles. “Every American, I don’t care what state you’re from, should understand this isn’t what we signed up for,” retired Army Maj. Gen. Randy Manner tells the Journal. Janessa Goldbeck, a former US Marine Corps captain and chief executive of the nonprofit Vet Voice Foundation, tells the Guardian the order represents “an attempt by the president to normalize a national, militarized police force.”
- A White House spokesperson suggested the concerns are overblown. “The president has lawfully deployed the National Guard to several cities either in response to violent riots that local leaders have refused to quell, or by invitation to assist local law enforcement as appropriate,” said Abigail Jackson. “President Trump and the entire administration is working to make America safe again.”
Why?
May I ask…..why do we need a special u8nit after all the military hardware that was sent to the states do we need a ‘special unit’?
So far any violence that I have seen has only manifested itself only after heavy handed tactics are involved.
This is another Donny waste of time and money….and the states are slobbering for any federal funds they can eek out of this situation.
Anything?
I Read, I Write, You Know
“lego ergo scribo”
Geheime Staatspolizei
??? explain please chuq
This was the real name of the Gestapo.
Thanx for that….my German sucks….LOL chuq
This WILL be a flashpoint….
In the major cities, local law enforcement (as of now) has been in charge of crowd control to allow ICE (with their hidden faces) to nab those nasty illegals. Some “assertive” ICE agent grabs a female (we assume from racial profiling) and is seen obviously physically abusing here.. her screams, pleading, and literal cries for help, amidst some blood, is witnessed and hear by a local cop who is there to “serve & protect”. He approaches the ICE agent, exchanges words, and the ICE agent does not stop. The cop, incensed at the human abuse, draws his weapon on the ICE agent to get him to stop. Fellow ICE agents see what the cop is doing and draw down on him.. the cop’s professional buddies in turn draw down on the ICE guys. Sphincters are tight everywhere. Someone flinches…. and it’s the OK Corral. ICE thugs assuming they have sole authority over all Americans and bear no responsibility.. and police serving & protecting.
I personally breathed a sigh of relief when the deployment of Texas National Guard to Illinois was denied by the court. That whole picture was wrong. A red state sending troops to a blue state.. simply because the Prez didn’t feel he could trust Illinois Guard within the state? Imagine if you are a Chicago cop watching a crowd while Guard members from another state, much less a red state, asserting authority…. with Texas patches on their uniforms…. and that situation wouldn’t get tense with an Illinois crowd.. and police?
None of this is a good picture.
Doug you are absolutely right….nothing good will come of this BS chuq
Why not just call the new Response Units what they really are? Stormtroopers.
Best wishes, Pete.
Exactly! No more does not need saying chuq
Oddly.. even the storm troopers in the day never covered their faces.
Trump is the insecure bully that NEEDS to prove himself … and his “appointees” were selected for no other reason that to enforce and support this need via these “response units.”
Nan….this all smacks of Germany 1930s, Chile 1970s, on and on…..chuq
I read a lot, including some sources that are of questionable reliability and dive deep into the conspiracy theory ocean of crazy. But sometimes things pop up that make one wonder.
One theory I’ve heard is that there is a master plan behind all of this, and that what they’re doing is trying to build up to the point where they feel they can get away with declaring martial law right before the mid-term elections
GF that seems to be a common thought….and it does sound like Donny…..chuq