Maybe that all-volunteer-army idea wasn't such a great one after all.
A "large standing Army in time of Peace hath ever been considered dangerous to the liberties of a Country". -- George Washington
The "means of defense against foreign danger have been always the instruments of tyranny at home". -- James Madison
"When once a standing army is established in any country, the people lose their liberty". -- George Mason
Trump Says He Is Prepared to Send ‘More Than the National Guard’ Into U.S. Cities
... “We have cities that are troubled, we can’t have cities that are troubled,” Mr. Trump said. “And we’re sending in our National Guard, and if we need more than the National Guard, we’ll send more than the National Guard, because we’re going to have safe cities.” ...
The president delivered his speech on the U.S.S. George Washington, an aircraft carrier docked south of Tokyo, at an American military base in Japan that was set up in the aftermath of World War II. It was an unsubtle show of force as Mr. Trump prepares to meet China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, this week, for talks that hold great stakes for the global economy. ...
