Trump, Pentagon Plan for Rapid-Deployment National Guard Force to Stop Democrat Rioting

Well they didn't say "Democrat rioting" but is there any other kind?

Oh right, there was four hours of people milling about amiably in the Capitol. Just like Germany in 1953. Or whenever. I don't know history good.

The Trump administration is reportedly weighing plans to create a "reaction force" of National Guard troops that would be deployed to cities across the country during times of civil unrest.

Reaction force more like Reactionary Farce am i rite

According to the Washington Post, which reviewed internal documents from the Pentagon, the "Domestic Civil Disturbance Quick Reaction Force" would see 600 troops placed on standby at all times so that they could be deployed to areas across the country in as little as an hour.

The troops would be split into two groups of 300 soldiers and would be stationed at bases in Arizona and Alabama. Cost projections included in the documents reportedly suggested that the proposal could cost upwards of hundreds of millions of dollars, if military aircraft and aircrews are also needed to be placed on standby. The documents noted, however, that transporting troops via commercial airlines would be cheaper. Fiscal year 2027, would be the earliest the program is created and funded, if approved.

It's going to cost "hundreds of millions of dollars" to train people we're already paying to serve as a rapid response force?

Sounds like liberal commie bullshit gobbedlygook to me.

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Of the 300 troops stationed in one location, the first 100 would be outfitted with weapons and riot gear and be ready to move within an hour, while the next two waves of 100 each would be ready to move within two and 12 hours' notice, or all would be deployed at once.

The freak-outs will be incredible.

posted by Ace at 03:43 PM

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