National Guard units put on standby ahead of possible civil unrest this fall

[sabra]

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Source: The Hill

The National Guard has put military police units on standby in two states to respond to any potential civil unrest following violent protests across the country this summer, Pentagon officials confirmed Wednesday.

The two units total 600 troops, equally split between Alabama and Arizona.

A National Guard Bureau spokesman said the units “will be ready to deploy within 24 hours if requested by a governor in another state.”

“The forces in Alabama would respond in the eastern half of the country, and those in Arizona would respond in the west,” the spokesman said.

Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/520085-national-guard-units-put-on-standby-ahead-of-possible-civil-unrest-this-fall

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[jorgevlorgan]

1. Who do they think will be responsible for these protests, I wonder?

[pat_k]

2. And why those states in particular? (nt)

[jorgevlorgan]

3. Really interesting

Hopefully it all becomes a non issue anyways.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. My reading is that they are to be based in one half of the country each

... and respond to issues in that half.

My reading is that it was not set up because those states expect trouble.

“The forces in Alabama would respond in the eastern half of the country, and those in Arizona would respond in the west,” the spokesman said.

Seems clear to me.

[pat_k]

6. Got it!

[Sherman A1]

7. Most likely

because part of their National Guard make up is Military Police Units as opposed to states which may have a mix of other unit types.

[yaesu]

5. I posted about this a week ago as Maddow tweeted about it. nt

[Evolve Dammit]

8. Will not be nearly enough for the Cult 45, who will initiate the violence when he loses.

[LudwigPastorius]

9. Is Trump planning to place the Guard at polling locations?

...because that's where he's called for his violent followers to show up.

[applegrove]

10. After discussion with hosts ... LOCKING

Alert: anticipatory


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