Pentagon and Trump Team Propose Rapid Military Response Units for Civil Unrest

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The Trump administration is considering a plan to establish a rapid-response military 'reaction force' of 600 National Guard troops to be deployed quickly into U.S. cities facing protests or unrest, raising legal, logistical, and societal concerns about the use of military force domestically.
Topics:top-news#civil-unrest#defense-and-military#domestic-policy#military-deployment#national-guard#pentagon
- Pentagon plan would create military ‘reaction force’ for civil unrest The Washington Post
- Trump team looking to create squad of 600 soldiers ready to deploy at a moments notice to quash civil unrest The Independent
- Trump Plans Military “Reaction Force” to Use Against Americans yahoo.com
- 'This Isn't Normal!' Secret Pentagon Plan for Troops to Put Down Local 'Unrest' Nationwide Common Dreams
- National Guard ‘Quick Reaction Force’ could hit cities in one hour during unrest Straight Arrow News
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