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Section 11: Immigration Subject: Violent L.A. riots Msg# 1226934
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"President Lyndon B. Johnson deployed 13,000 federal troops, including active duty Army units, to Washington, D.C., on April 5, 1968" [ MLK’s Assassination riots]
< "President George H.W. Bush invoked the Insurrection Act, deploying 4,000 U.S. Army soldiers and 1,500 Marines in addition to National Guardsmen." [Rodney King Riots, 1992] < "On May 1, 1992, Bush authorized the deployment of federal troops to assist state and local law enforcement in quelling the riots.....The federal response included the deployment of the National Guard and active-duty military personnel to Los Angeles." Excerpts Msg# 1226547 |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: That article on when presidents have sent in the National Guard was eye-opening and fascinating. When did modern era presidents (Eisenhower forward?) send in active duty Army or Marines, as opposed to National Guard? |
