Trump Calls on 'All Willing States' to Send National Guard Soldiers to Texas

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Trump Calls on 'All Willing States' to Send National Guard Soldiers to Texas
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You do realize that the National Guard is an Armed Service branch right? The major differences between the National Guard and Army is that they aren't an active duty branch and answer to the Governor of their respective States. National Guard units were deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. It's not some good ol' boys in military surplus equipment.

If this actually turns into a gun fight it going to be US Military attacking US Military.

the national guard could also be sent back to afghanistan tomorrow

Or Yemen. Which was a tactic roman emperors used to keep dangerous armies out of rebellion range.