400,000 Troops in the USA? To Fight Whom?

[acburkejr]

I didn't even think our troop levels were at 400,000 total during this state of declining enlistment and budget slashes. Why is it that they want to garrison the USA? At this point, with the authority already given the President and the SecDef, they can issue this order with the stroke of a pen.

See the article below by Matthew Rothschild in The Progressive, 12 Aug 09

http://www.progressive.org/wx081209b.html

[Gloria Admin]

One might also ask why there were ads on the Army website looking for internment specialists. I checked, it was there.

Why is National Guard recruiting for 'internment' cops?
Ad campaign seeks workers at 'civilian resettlement facility'

Posted: August 07, 2009
11:45 pm Eastern



By Bob Unruh
© 2009 WorldNetDaily
An [COLOR=blue !important][COLOR=blue !important]ad [COLOR=blue !important]campaign[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR]

featured on a U.S. Army website seeking those who would be interested in being an "Internment/Resettlement" specialist is raising alarms across the country, generating concerns that there is some truth in those theories about domestic detention camps, a roundup of dissidents and a crackdown on "threatening" conservatives.
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The ads, at the GoArmy.com website as well as others including Monster.com, cite the need for:

"Internment/Resettlement (I/R) Specialists in the Army are primarily responsible for day-to-day operations in a military confinement/correctional facility or detention/internment facility. I/R Specialists provide rehabilitative, health, welfare, and [COLOR=blue !important][COLOR=blue !important]security[/COLOR][/COLOR] to U.S. military prisoners within a confinement or correctional facility; conduct inspections; prepare written reports; and coordinate activities of prisoners/internees and staff personnel.

The campaign follows by only weeks a report from the U.S. Department of [COLOR=blue !important][COLOR=blue !important]Homeland [COLOR=blue !important]Security[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR] warning about "right-wing extremists" who could pose a danger to the country – including those who support third-party political candidates, oppose abortion and would prefer to have the U.S. [COLOR=blue !important][COLOR=blue !important]immigration [COLOR=blue !important]laws[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR] already on the books enforced.

The rest of the article here: http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=106304

[John Sukey]

Well lets see. Call out the reserves?
First they are going to have to equip them.
Now how many of those folks in the reserves are still in the same physical condition as when they left the service?
How many have moved?

[Deano41]

I don't normally adhere to some of the views of the "black helicopter" folks. But a "civilian internment specialist"? We haven't had internment camps since 1942! Does this go along with the need for a "Civilian defense force as strong as our military"?

Dean (the other one)
OFC-Orange Co., Ca. Chapter

[tford (OFC)]

Boy if it isn't one thing it's six! They must have heard that Bob has access to a helo, and the rest of us are crazed veterans and real Americans! Well we all know we can't have people like that in the rear of the radical left to disrupt their communications and debunk their lies!

Now the question becomes "what are we prepared to do?" I don't look my best in a camp, so I guess I shall have to give it the "Red Dawn" special and head for the woods.

I am counting on the Oath Keepers to be at my side if and when it becomes necessary. Well I doubt they will ever get an American to fire on a lawfully American exercising his rights anyway so the point (I hope) is moot!

[Gloria Admin]

Well, if you think our soldiers won't fire on Americans, that could explain why so many are overseas while exercises are run in this country with foreign troops. (Oops! Is my tinfoil hat showing again?)

What about the mercenaries? I suspect most of them would fire on Americans or anyone else they are paid to fire on.

[armorkav]

You all are starting to scare me. First of all, the Army's combined numbers (AD,NG,AR) equal at least 8-900,00 Soldiers, the vast majority are already here in the states.. Secondly, The Army has repeatedly met it's recruiting goals during the war on terror. Third, the reserve and NG of today are not the same as you might remember, They are as much a part of our overseas effort as us AD folks. They are pretty much active duty since 9/11. Lastly, The Army has always had internment specialists, they are called Jailers. Also the Army is also made up of free thinking Americans that know wright from wrong.
Take off the tinfoil hats guys and think things through.
Amorkav

[RED]

My next door neighbor's kid volunteered for the USMC and went to boot camp last March. He is now an MP and is training for duties that will including guarding prisoners. Apparently he is getting a lot of training about how to handle Islamic type POW's.

I am not much concerned about the Army or Marine Corps being turned loose on the civilian population. I think this whole thing is about as credible as the Super Highway and the Amero currency replacing the dollar. It just ain't happening.

Hey Pat, where is that road anyway?

[cmbtinfantry]

I left service in 06, now I know that a lot has changed but at that time the focus was on fighting overseas. We had our hands full trying to fight islamic terrorists than worry about domestic civil unrest. I have to think that if that was what was being instructed that people who recieved it would see it as wrong and be saying things to others.

[kragnut]

I just dont see Americans being sudjugated by their government by direct force of arms. Even if only one in 50 gun owners would respond with like force, Uncle Scratch would have a hell of a mess on their hands. At least 8-10 guys at the club are active or retired Guard members, and we're all NRA. I just dont see it happening. Our idiot government couldnt even get riot ammo distributed to troops when gang bangers, welfare queens, and illegal aliens were tearing LA apart after the Rodney King verdict. Most gun owners have learned to keep a healthy reserve of "primary caliber" ammunition.

No, complacency at the voting booth is the biggest threat.