That’s the more remarkable part of this report. The rest of it just adds to what we have already assumed and that has been buttressed by a handful of anonymous National Guard members. All of this sucks, and very few troops are fully supportive of invading US cities just to make Trump feel even more powerful.
In examining public opinions online, Guard officials last week highlighted the sentiments shared by people who self-identified as veterans and active-duty troops, who, the documents show, say they viewed the deployment “with shame and alarm.”
Great. At least they’re on our side. We also feel “shame and alarm” when seeing military troops sent into a city just because the US president doesn’t like the political leanings of city officials.
— Tim CushingReplicated under Fair Use from National Guard Accidentally Sends Evidence Of Troop Disillusionment To The Washington Post by Tim Cushing.