I think the troops were there to "conquer" the hostile force. It was a symbolic act. Most likely the symbolic act was required by some law or rule to inform the world that the US Military is now in control.
I remember the first day that everything was closed off a reporter complained that he needed a passport to LEAVE the area.
I never heard a thing about that afterwards. That spoke volumes.
Too me that said that the fenced in area in Washington DC was not part of the US at that point in time.
The inauguration was very weird.
My concern is that Trump is the one who called the military into the capital but I just had a thought.
Maybe he had 40,000 national guard troops there to protest the hostile takeover.
I think the troops were there to "conquer" the hostile force. It was a symbolic act. Most likely the symbolic act was required by some law or rule to inform the world that the US Military is now in control.
I remember the first day that everything was closed off a reporter complained that he needed a passport to LEAVE the area. I never heard a thing about that afterwards. That spoke volumes.
Too me that said that the fenced in area in Washington DC was not part of the US at that point in time.