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In reply to the discussion: Trump administration considers mobilizing as many as 100,000 National Guard troops [View all]politicat
(9,808 posts)35. Yes, and in crop maintenance. NT
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Trump administration considers mobilizing as many as 100,000 National Guard troops [View all]
deminks
Feb 2017
OP
Deploying reservists overseas isn't the same as using them as stormtroopers at home. nt
MADem
Feb 2017
#101
They were not "forced labor" camps, there was a world war and there were no deportations, so......
Fred Sanders
Feb 2017
#33
Thanks. Source? Wikipedia? Specifically, where's the second paragraph from? NT
mahatmakanejeeves
Feb 2017
#27
He has 31 that are repugs. More then half the country. Heck almost two thirds.
yeoman6987
Feb 2017
#28
Trump is going to kill a whole bunch of hardcore republican farmers and the red republican
workinclasszero
Feb 2017
#91
Are we moving into a police state? This is not the purpose of the national guard. I see Bannon's
riversedge
Feb 2017
#14
The governors have had relatively quiet phones and faxes recently. Let's change that.
politicat
Feb 2017
#36
I think NM and Calif will tell him, hell no.New Mexicans wont do thisTo their own families.Civil War
Alice11111
Feb 2017
#74
It doesn't apply to National Guard "UNDER STATE AUTHORITY" This is a Federal action.
W T F
Feb 2017
#44
Dehumanization is key. tRump-bots have totally bought that one regarding Muslims
Bernardo de La Paz
Feb 2017
#50
Between 4 & 5. Polarized since Newt Gingrich 1994, muslims been dehumanized since before 9/11. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Feb 2017
#75
It does say "draft" and White House doesn't deny its authenticity, just that it is not actual policy
Bernardo de La Paz
Feb 2017
#49
Sound like somebody leaked this draft to "nip it in the bud" as Barney Fife would say. nt
Cognitive_Resonance
Feb 2017
#70
The RTKBA crew spent 8 years arming themselves against this very type of action!
EarthFirst
Feb 2017
#71