BREAKING: 10 Buses carrying US Military Forces descended on Washington DC near White House

[Alex4Martinez]

Keep it up, Donny, you little bully man.

Link to tweet

[bottomofthehill]

1. Maybe they are here for the inauguration of President Pence

When the current resident finally realizes how far over his head he really is.

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. Was Trump in the reviewing stand, smiling and waving?

Watching air conditioned buses roll by is a bit anti-climactic, though.

[thecrow]

28. Especially when you had requested

tanks and missile launchers.

[AlexSFCA]

3. Can Mattis "all talk" join the protesters in DC? That would be doing something instead of talking

[former9thward]

4. 10 Buses?

That is 200 -300 personnel at the most. Which is nothing. Why is this "Breaking"?

[Hoyt]

6. Yep. Don't look well armed to me, other than shields and armor.

[Massacure]

9. Buses transport more than 20-30 people

A standard coach will seat 40-50 people depending on length and seat pitch.

[former9thward]

13. With equipment, no they don't

And if you think 500 is some big number for that type of duty then I'm sad for you.

[davekriss]

11. Maybe because...

... that’s 200-300 trained killers (soldiers) — in addition to national guard, park police, and DC police — brought in to protect the center of power from peaceful citizen protestors that it is supposed to represent.

If not us, then what is the US military protecting when they stand the line?

[former9thward]

14. .....

[Alex4Martinez]

15. Maybe they're just touring soldiers or actors playing dress up on a tour of the town.

Nothing to see here?

[former9thward]

25. Well, you tell me.

Here it is about 12 hours later. What did these "Breaking: 10 Buses of Soldiers" do?

[fierywoman]

5. Do they have ID?

[alittlelark]

12. That was my first thought as well.

[Baclava]

7. DerTrumpenfuhrer calling up his last line of defense for his bunker

[msongs]

8. tammy duckworth says the us military is the best in the world as they are getting off

their buses in DC to protect the fearless leader. just heard her say that on lawrence mcD

[Hekate]

22. She is not pleased with Dear Leader-- nor with Tom Cotton

[LisaL]

31. Yep, our leader is totally fearless.

He was claiming he would run toward danger. In his dreams, I suppose.

[stillcool]

10. National Guard from Florida?

DeSantis calls Floyd’s ‘murder’ appalling; 500 National Guard troops headed to D.C.
BY LAWRENCE MOWER AND ALEX DAUGHERTY HERALD/TIMES TALLAHASSEE BUREAU
JUNE 03, 2020 12:48 PM , UPDATED 3 HOURS 43 MINUTES AGO
500 FLORIDA TROOPS TO D.C.
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article243234931.html
DeSantis said he was also sending 500 members of the Florida National Guard to Washington, D.C., to assist with protests there.

However, Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser, a Democrat, said Wednesday that she has not requested National Guard assistance from other states.

“I have the authority to request [National] Guard from other states,” Bowser said. “I have not requested Guard from any state.”

But in addition to Florida, other states have already sent troops to Washington, D.C., including Utah, Maryland, New Jersey, Indiana, South Carolina and Tennessee. Federal officials, including the Department of Justice, are controlling additional troops in the nation’s capital. Bowser said she has requested assistance from the D.C. National Guard but not other states.

“We are examining every legal question about the president’s authority to send troops, even National Guard, to the District of Columbia and if he has to make any other legal steps to do that,” Bowser said. “We are directing the federal assets that we’ve requested and we are not directing any federal assets beyond that.”

[Alex4Martinez]

16. Bureau of Prisons, I think. No identifying markings like one might see on National Guard.

I'm not sure but that's in the news:


https://nypost.com/2020/06/03/ag-barr-deploys-bureau-of-prisons-tactical-units-to-miami-washington/

[stillcool]

17. they look different...

there's a pic here from earlier today...
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213534799

[Alex4Martinez]

19. Yes, quite different and motley. Who were the troops at the Lincoln Memorial, if you know?

Totally unmarked.

Blackwater types? National Guard?

Scary times.

[Baked Potato]

20. Not scary, just some Air Force members.

Scan and zoom around, just regular Americans doing their jobs. I see a senior Air Force guy up front, a few females, some black dudes. I’m sure they would rather be home with their families.

[Alex4Martinez]

21. The individuals aren't scary at all. It's the power structure that placed them there that is.

American citizens are not the enemy and we are not at war.

[LisaL]

29. I dunno, but helmets, masks, dark glasses make them look pretty intimidating

to me.

[stillcool]

23. There was a post earlier about them..

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=13534809
Maybe has something?

[Alex4Martinez]

27. Thanks, stillcool.

Oddly, some folks don't seem troubled by this.

DC is becoming North Korea as we speak.

[Celerity]

26. Air National Guard

OCP Patch

[Alex4Martinez]

32. Much appreciated. Is camo important for urban peacekeeping and disaster relief?

The militarization is just unacceptable if there's not a justification for it.

IMO.

[Celerity]

33. I think the camo is just their standard issue unis. The whole thing is fucked up.

[Alex4Martinez]

35. Yeah. Clothes make the man, or woman.

Dress like a soldier at war in a foreign nation, you start acting like one.

It's so wrong.

[IADEMO2004]

18. To keep people out or president in?

[Talitha]

24. Donnie's shitting his britches, Donnie's shitting his britches.

(We REALLY need a 'Chicken' emoji.)

[Brainfodder]

30. What a cute little frightened RAT FINK?

Look how he spends our money on himself.

[Initech]

34. Holy shit, is he going full Blues Brothers on us?