A Department of Homeland Security memo obtained by TNR signals top-level discussions about a potential escalation of the Pentagon’s domestic anti-immigration role, and lays out new details.
Archived copies of the article:
The memo itself is published here with archived copies at:
Having read the memo–which is basically meeting minutes between the DoD and DHS-- it’s seems to be missing an understanding of how much Trump is disliked up and down the ranks. They ultimately did almost nothing in LA. The birthday military parade had clear signs of everyone phoning it in on purpose. Signalgate convinced all but the most diehard MAGA soldiers (not as big a group as you might think) that this leadership is a bunch of clowns.
What this means is that the White House still overestimates how much the military is in their pocket. Good.
From Ur-fascism:
What’s missing from the analysis is that they can’t objectively evaluate their own forces, either. As much as they go on about strength and fighting and war, they’re actually really bad at it.
When their enemy is civilians, they only need a few willing soldiers. China ordered several army units to use deadly force against protesters in Tiananmen Square. Several generals denied the order. Whole squads threw their wepons into the river and deserted. The Square was still covered in the blood of thousands. A few loyal soliders in tanks is all that’s needed. The generals and soldiers who denied the order were court maritaled.
He’s never had to fight harder than it takes to throw a plate of spaghetti at the wall.
The fuck trump shuffle was funny to hear about. The logistical failures in LA and Afghanistan are great signs of poor strategy and basic understanding of… Any military not just the US.