Esper orders all active-duty troops outside DC home

Source: The Hill | June 5, 2020 | Ellen Mitchell

Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Friday ordered the remaining active-duty soldiers who had been on standby in the Washington, D.C., area back to their home bases after several days of peaceful protests in the nation’s capital.

The troops from the 91st Military Police Battalion based in Fort Drum, N.Y., will return to their state, Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy told reporters at the Pentagon, as reported by multiple outlets.

A small active-duty contingent of the Arlington, Va.-based “Old Guard” – the Army’s official ceremonial unit and escort to the U.S. president – will remain on standby if D.C. law enforcement needs help, he noted.

Defense Department spokesman Lt. Col. Chris Mitchell confirmed McCarthy’s comments to The Hill.

The order for the troops to depart came as D.C. had peaceful protests on several consecutive days, with the Metropolitan Police Department making no arrests related to the protests on Wednesday and Thursday nights.

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    EVERYDAY #39897

    So much for Trump’s show of force. Honestly, I didn’t see those troops doing anything anyway.

    For Trump this is all about getting re-elected. He was never really serious about deploying the troops, although I do expect Mr. Esper to be fired for his actions. We will probably never know whether Mr. Esper withdrew the troops on his own or whether Trump felt his show of force had sufficiently impressed his fans, so he told Esper to withdraw the troops.

    And you can bet the DOJ investigation into the rioters will quietly fade away too. Trump is all talk, all promises, all bravado — but in the end he really does nothing.

    ConservativeGranny #39914

    I think Trump wants the troops there to protect him more than anything. I think he is scared. In the end, most tyrants fear the people they are oppressing. Trump is no different than any other 3-world dictator in that respect. Thus the big black fence.

    EVERYDAY #39915

    Yes. Now I understand Trump wants to bring the military back to DC, maybe add to their force. Indeed he’s scared. Personally, I’m glad he is. It’s a much deserved fear.

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