One of the reasons Obama wants his civilian defense force. Easier to control than the military.
The big question is whether the military would engage Americans. Back when the big hoopla was about the question of firing on Americans during weapons confiscation, I spoke with a number of Army and Marine officer and senior enlisted who said they would not obey such an order. I doube things have changed much since then.
Along with the kids who entered the military for college educations and the like, there are a pretty fair number of patriots. The fact that the overwhelming majority are republican voters lessens the possibility of their firing on American citizens. Should a second American revolution ever get started, much of the military might well join the side of the patriots. No wonder Hussein wants to assemble his “civilian defense corps.” It will consist of the bow tie wearing Farrakhan thug types, necessary for the continued existence of dictatorships.