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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe US military is not primary threat at this time. The threat is ICE.
It is not the US military that is beating people, dragging them out of their cars, kicking down their doors and taking the women and children. It is not the US military that is disappearing people. At least, not at this time. The people that are doing these dastardly deeds are the Immigration and Customs Enforcement people.
They are dangerous to a large degree because the Congress appropriated them a huge budget for their "work". They are reportedly the fifth largest "army" in the world. And they are a private army for Donald J Trump. They swear loyalty to him and the $50K bonus he promises them. And there is no time limit on the time they can serve? They do not have a six-month tour of duty, as far as I know?
At this time, the real threat to all of us is ICE and their henchmen, not the US Military.

Klarkashton
(4,210 posts)yellow dahlia
(3,306 posts)a woman was being manhandled and attacked by "agents" wearing uniforms that had DHS POLICE on them.
The uniforms were brand spanking new blue uniforms with a tactical vest and riot gear helmet.
I did not know that DHS has a specific police force. I researched it. They HSI (Homeland Security Investigations); the Federal Protective Service, FPS (not an actual police force structure); and ICE. The Secret Service is part of DHS.
But, I have never seen anyone wearing this particular uniform.
The location where the incident occurred may have been in front of a Federal building. They dragged the woman from her car - she was not doing anything to anybody. According to the people who recorded the incident, she had stopped along the street to ask directions.
The clip is very disturbing to watch. Someone posted the video of the Meidas Touch segment earlier.
bluestarone
(20,438 posts)How was this allowed and continue with their unlawfulness?
Hekate
(99,713 posts)
and they do what he wants. The goal of all of them is to break the US, and their motto is, Just try and stop me.
You know what Elon Musks motto is? Move fast and break things
bluestarone
(20,438 posts)
MLWR
(585 posts)Cirsium
(2,938 posts)Who can stop them?
liberalgunwilltravel
(952 posts)With the appropriate weapon. But leads to a whole different set of problems.
1WorldHope
(1,685 posts)If they need help, the military should help them.
paulkienitz
(1,470 posts)quakerboy
(14,570 posts)Under t1 they kidnapped citizens off the streets to try and chill potential protesters.
But hey.. occupy and defund and blm weren't the right optics for the democratic party, so we collectively looked the other way.
They never got so much as investigated, much less faced consequences, under biden. Now they have absolutely no fear.