Police the World? There are currently 36 code-named operations ongoing in northern Africa alone. And that's just the ones we know of. This is just one small slice of the United States'...

Larry the Legend Loc: Not hiding in Milton

There are currently 36 code-named operations ongoing in northern Africa alone. And that's just the ones we know of. This is just one small slice of the United States' world policing efforts...

https://www.yahoo.com/news/revealed-the-us-militarys-36-codenamed-operations-in-africa-090000841.html

No wonder the Pentagon takes up such a big slice of the Federal budget, year after year.

Richard Rowland

Larry the Legend wrote:

There are currently 36 code-named operations ongoing in northern Africa alone. And that's just the ones we know of. This is just one small slice of the United States' world policing efforts...

https://www.yahoo.com/news/revealed-the-us-militarys-36-codenamed-operations-in-africa-090000841.html

No wonder the Pentagon takes up such a big slice of the Federal budget, year after year.

As I read this, a thought occurred to me. While most of us realize the military isn't supposed to be used as a civilian police force here in the US, I'm wondering if using it at the border is a way to soften up the public for accepting its future use for policing in other areas of the US.

lpnmajor Loc: Arkansas

Larry the Legend wrote:

There are currently 36 code-named operations ongoing in northern Africa alone. And that's just the ones we know of. This is just one small slice of the United States' world policing efforts...

https://www.yahoo.com/news/revealed-the-us-militarys-36-codenamed-operations-in-africa-090000841.html

No wonder the Pentagon takes up such a big slice of the Federal budget, year after year.

We know longer use diplomacy ( or Diplomats for that matter ) to try and influence stuff going on in other countries.

Larry the Legend Loc: Not hiding in Milton

Richard Rowland wrote:

As I read this, a thought occurred to me. While most of us realize the military isn't supposed to be used as a civilian police force here in the US, I'm wondering if using it at the border is a way to soften up the public for accepting its future use for policing in other areas of the US.

That's a curious thought. Given the critical situation being experienced along the southern border, the use of the military as security personnel is a necessary deployment, not some whimsical exercise with hidden designs for the future. Apart from the absolute can of legal worms such a decision would open, I imagine that the majority of Americans would be happy to see our troops patrolling our streets and keeping the peace about now. I imagine they'd be spoiled rotten in no time.

Big dog

Richard Rowland wrote:

As I read this, a thought occurred to me. While most of us realize the military isn't supposed to be used as a civilian police force here in the US, I'm wondering if using it at the border is a way to soften up the public for accepting its future use for policing in other areas of the US.

Our military can’t be used against the American people, but can be used against invaders on the border or that have penetrated our border.

teabag09

Richard Rowland wrote:

As I read this, a thought occurred to me. While most of us realize the military isn't supposed to be used as a civilian police force here in the US, I'm wondering if using it at the border is a way to soften up the public for accepting its future use for policing in other areas of the US.

Would they be being used against US citizens? I think not but could be wrong. I don't think most people even know about Posse Comitias. (Sp) Mike

Larry the Legend Loc: Not hiding in Milton

teabag09 wrote:

Would they be being used against US citizens? I think not but could be wrong. I don't think most people even know about Posse Comitias. (Sp) Mike

I 'think' it's a preposterous idea, even on the face of it. Our military, be it army, marine corps or any other branch, is manned by Americans, just like you and me. What would you say/do if your commanding officer ordered you to open fire on other Americans? Do you expect our boys would be any different? I don't.

Big dog

Larry the Legend wrote:

I 'think' it's a preposterous idea, even on the face of it. Our military, be it army, marine corps or any other branch, is manned by Americans, just like you and me. What would you say/do if your commanding officer ordered you to open fire on other Americans? Do you expect our boys would be any different? I don't.

Our military would simply refuse to obey unlawful orders. Any soldier,sailor, or flyer that opened fire on any American would be in violation of military law. All our military personnel are under orders to DISOBEY unlawful orders. So we wouldn’t be in the same situation as the people in Venezuela.

Larry the Legend Loc: Not hiding in Milton

Big dog wrote:

So we wouldn’t be in the same situation as the people in Venezuela.

Oh, you go that right! And remember, we're not a large population of disarmed subjects, we have the ability to take matters into our own hands should the occasion arise.

teabag09

Larry the Legend wrote:

I 'think' it's a preposterous idea, even on the face of it. Our military, be it army, marine corps or any other branch, is manned by Americans, just like you and me. What would you say/do if your commanding officer ordered you to open fire on other Americans? Do you expect our boys would be any different? I don't.

I would refuse to obey an illegal order and I would consider it an illegal order to fire on American Citizens under most circumstances. I'm not sure all in the Military today understand that they don't have to follow every order issued. We are talking very different generations and understandings. As we have been seeing with our intelligence agencies a lot of people have become more self serving and less "What can you do for your Country". Most Americans are for the Red White and Blue but some are not so much. Look what happened in New Orleans after Katrina. What happened at Waco. What happened to some cattle ranchers out west. I just got a survey call asking if I trusted our Government. I asked the caller if they had watched the Senate hearings today? Any true American who watched those hearings would answer with a resounding FUCK NO I don't trust this Government. Please excuse my language. Mike

Big dog

National Guard AND our military personnel are taught in basic training the difference between a lawful order and an unlawful order. Any General ordering troops to fire on civilians would be in violation of all our laws, including those set forth by the UCMJ (uniformed code of military justice).

maryjane

Richard Rowland wrote:

As I read this, a thought occurred to me. While most of us realize the military isn't supposed to be used as a civilian police force here in the US, I'm wondering if using it at the border is a way to soften up the public for accepting its future use for policing in other areas of the US.

Sorry, but I do not view using our military to protect our border against outside threats (unwanted, uninvited foreigners forcing themselves on our country) as the same as the military being used to police the streets of Chicago, for example. I do not view protecting our country, its borders, as a strictly police job, or as being outside the proper use of our military. Isn't the protection of this nation against enemies foreign and domestic a major responsibility of having a military? BUT I suppose to the only purpose of the USA's military is to protect foreign nations, since that seems mainly what our military is used for.

Big dog

maryjane wrote:

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