If a credible threat of civil war emerges POTATUS will arrange for an over seas war. No way will our military be allowed to be present for an insurrection. Too many dangerous toys and too hard to ensure their loyalty to a specific regime.
Better to send them to play in a sand box and recruit various mercenaries domestically.
Think you overestimate the power of free thinking on the military. They do what they're told. If they're ordered to slaughter civilians as "terrorists" for "unity" and territorial integrity, you don't think they will?
If a credible threat of civil war emerges POTATUS will arrange for an over seas war. No way will our military be allowed to be present for an insurrection. Too many dangerous toys and too hard to ensure their loyalty to a specific regime.
Better to send them to play in a sand box and recruit various mercenaries domestically.
Think you overestimate the power of free thinking on the military. They do what they're told. If they're ordered to slaughter civilians as "terrorists" for "unity" and territorial integrity, you don't think they will?
Some would, some wouldn't.
No risk of them doing either if they are off shooting Syrians instead, which seems like the more likely scenario.