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Related: About this forumPentagon quietly building up 500-troop 'quick reaction forces' in every state: WSJ - All In - MSNBC
New reporting from the Wall Street Journal reveals Trumps Pentagon is ordering the National Guard to form quick reaction forces in every statea major shift toward using U.S. troops on domestic ground. WSJs Vera Bergengruen joins to discuss her reporting. - Aired on 10/30/2025.
					
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						Pentagon quietly building up 500-troop 'quick reaction forces' in every state: WSJ - All In - MSNBC (Original Post)
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Joinfortmill
(19,346 posts)1. Feels more and more like Nazi Germany with every passing day.
        zorbasd
(494 posts)2. First stage of a Fascist
        Dictatorship.
TommyT139
(2,031 posts)3. They're certain to be screened
        ...for malice and devotion to Trump. 
And probably they'll get extra pay. 
Every last kind of them will be a traitor. 
Cherokee100
(414 posts)4. Can we say
        Can we say Martial Law? Get ready folks.
Bayard
(27,596 posts)5. 500 troops in one state, would be next to nothing in another state
        For example, Louisville's population is a little over one million, while Los Angeles is 4 million. Looks to me like this would be more for intimidation and causing trouble, then a real peacekeeping or offensive force. No different than what we've already seen.




