After summer of protests, U.S. National Guard puts troops on standby for coming months: officials

[PSOL]

https://www.reuters.com/article/BigStory12/idUSKBN26R1M5

Officials said the units, consisting of about 600 military police stationed in Arizona and Alabama, were a response to the lessons learned during the violent upheaval after a Black man, George Floyd, died in late May when a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck.

While the units were not specifically created to address potential violence around the Nov. 3 elections, their existence highlights how the military could help deal with unrest around the vote without deploying active duty troops to cities - a key tenet for Pentagon leadership.

A senior National Guard official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the military police “Rapid Response Units” had been established in the past month and could deploy to any part of the country within 24 hours if requested by a governor.

[Wrong about 2024 Ghost]

Has anyone asked these soldiers if they are proud to be standing by in case Trump loses?

[PSOL]

Has anyone asked these soldiers if they are proud to be standing by in case Trump loses?

They’re just going to say that they were “obeying orders”.

[Anni di ghiaccio]

Tin Soldiers and Donald coming

We're finally on our own

[jimrtex]

https://www.reuters.com/article/BigStory12/idUSKBN26R1M5

Officials said the units, consisting of about 600 military police stationed in Arizona and Alabama, were a response to the lessons learned during the violent upheaval after a Black man, George Floyd, died in late May when a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck.

While the units were not specifically created to address potential violence around the Nov. 3 elections, their existence highlights how the military could help deal with unrest around the vote without deploying active duty troops to cities - a key tenet for Pentagon leadership.

A senior National Guard official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the military police “Rapid Response Units” had been established in the past month and could deploy to any part of the country within 24 hours if requested by a governor.

It is simply good contingency planning.

MPs are better at handling riots than infantry or armored units.

[Robert California]

Literally nothing wrong with this.