Posted on 12/23/2008 4:56:40 PM PST by aMorePerfectUnion
Paulson discussed worst-case scenario at bailout meeting – declare martial law
Pentagon resources and U.S. troops may be used if needed to quell protests and bank runs during an economic crisis, the U.S. Army War College's Strategic Institute reported.
"Widespread civil violence inside the United States would force the defense establishment to reorient priorities in extremis to defend basic domestic order and human security," the War College study states.
Incidents of economic collapse, terrorism and disruption of legal order could require deployment of forces within the U.S., it said.
A "strategic shock" could require the nation to use "military force against hostile groups inside the United States."
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn has warned that advanced nations could face civil unrest during distressful economic times
"[S]ocial unrest may happen in many countries – including advanced economies" if the economic crises are not properly dealt with, Strauss-Kahn said.
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"He added that violent protests could break out in countries worldwide if the financial system was not restructured to benefit everyone rather than a small elite," London's Guardian reported.
In a recession where consumer spending is plummeting, foreclosures are rampant, workers are losing jobs, credit is tight and markets are strained, some are warning about a worst-case scenario.
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Glenn Beck will be glad to here this.
Joe Biden, can you shed some light on this?
Whose side will I be on?
The irony is that, should this come to pass, the vast majority of the rioters will be Obama voters....
The left is bent on keeping economic turmoil until they take advantage of the chaos, in Rahm Emmanuel’s words paraphrased “this is an opportunity and shouldn’t be wasted”....change toward socialism is easier in chaotic periods when you can blame the other side. They want to keep it going as long as Bush is in office, so they can blame his administration for everything that goes wrong for next 2 yrs...and in reality the banks have stabilized with their liquidity infused by purchase of stocks by taxpayers, and just aren’t lending very much until the ‘FEARMONGERING’ slows down. The markets operate on ‘confidence’ and every time it seems to be stabilizing the FEARMONGERS start up, like Biden did the other day.
Worst case domestic scenario wargaming has been going on for a long time.
Gee, Hank ... you don’t sound too confident with your economic `masterminding’.
Get ready NOW. Read my tag.
Deadly (I hope not) serious.
I think Rahm Emmanuel, Obama, Rezko, and the rest of the Chicago DEMOCRAT crooks are an opportunity that conservatives / patriots shouldn’t waste. We need to educate, repeat the term Crooked Democrat Politics until our friends and family are sick of it and then repeat it more.
Yes but both the president and VP are sending such signals.
I believe them when they say there are going to be real problems and people are going to go through real pain. The worst is yet to come per them. I believe the freaks.
Prepping the proles.
Got two words for ya: Posse Comitatus.
GlenBeck!
LA, the Riots. Summer 2009.
Glenn Beck will be beginning on FOX at 5PM Eastern on January 17th. I am looking forward to watching Glenn’s show on FOX every week day evening. :)
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