Confronted with thorny problems, Trump turns to the military
When Trump and his goons want something, they do not negotiate--
sooner of later they just take it
Confronted with thorny problems, Trump turns to the military
The president has used the armed forces during his second term as an initial option
rather than a last resort.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/16/trump-military-first-option-00733431
President Donald Trump threatened to unleash a familiar tool this week when he sought to stop protests against immigration agents in Minnesota: the military.
His warning to send federal troops into the state came as administration officials debated whether to order Pentagon strikes against Iran and use troops to seize Greenland from Denmark. Faced with a domestic or international problem this term that he can’t resolve with traditional diplomacy or politicking, Trump has increasingly turned to the armed forces as an initial option rather than a last resort.
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But the dramatic display of power has worried some defense officials, who fear it blurs the military’s core mission of protecting the country, overextends troops and risks acting cavalier with deadly force.
“The fact is, when you use the military, you degrade the military,” said a defense official. “Employment of forces requires reconstitution time. That’s true no matter what kind of force you’re talking about.”
Trump has leaned even more on hard power since the smash-and-grab operation in January to remove Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro — from Thursday’s threat to invoke the Insurrection Act on protesters in Minneapolis to his demands Iranian leaders stop killing citizens or face punishment. His musings to take Greenland have led allies to send troops to protect the island. And his Navy buildup in the Caribbean, the largest since the 1960s, has sent a visible symbol to Latin America of his sway in the region......................
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