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I always hear this idea. Chain of command matters. You can quickly be considered subordinate and out of line. They have enough manpower to override any resistance
Comment by [deleted] at 16/08/2020 at 15:27 UTC*
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Do they?[1] Because most military members are from small counties and Trump supporting families. Kind of what happens when your nation is fighting a war older than some of the people fighting in it. It becomes a culture.
1: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/10/us/military-enlistment.html
And again. The militias.
He will let this nation tear itself apart before he ever leaves office. Even if they did have the man power. It's harder to fight a resistance of your own people than it is in a foreign nation. The psychological toll of that would cause plenty of desertion. Desertion is already am issue in Iraq, why would it be any better at home?