The sight of our "armed" "troops" in DC is sickening. Where the f**k were they when the leftist Biden mobs were looting, burning, and destroying US cities for weeks? How about our border down south and the Latino gangs pouring in?
And those idiotic "assault rifles"...Are they loaded with real ammo? If not, it's a high-school grade theatrical production, and the "rifles" could be just plastic toys. Do they have the orders to shoot and kill US citizens, but are never allowed to shoot the hordes of illegals at the border?
As a reminder, on October 23, 1983, 241 US military personnel were murdered in Beirut. A quote from history.com:
The U.S. peacekeeping force occupied an exposed area near the airport, but for political reasons, the marine commander had not been allowed to maintain a completely secure perimeter before the attack.
Even after a van bomb killed 46 people at the U.S. Embassy in April, the American troops maintained their non-martial stance: their perimeter fence remained relatively unfortified, for instance, and their sentries' weapons were unloaded....because the enemy were Muslim terrorists and we had to be nice.
Today, to protect a ceremony that could easily be done in the basement of the Supreme Court, the US government is ready to shoot Americans to make sure everything is as planned - elegant and pleasant.
Such is the criminality of the US government and the weasels like Ronald Reagan.