To those who claim the military has no role in stopping anarchists and other criminals from tearing apart our cities: read a book.
— Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) June 2, 2020
The military has intervened to maintain public order since the Whiskey Rebellion. Here are a few recent examples.
In 1957, President Eisenhower ordered soldiers to enforce integration of Little Rock schools against a racist mob.
— Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) June 2, 2020
This was a dark episode in my state’s history, but Ike was right:
“Mob rule cannot be allowed to override the decisions of the courts.”https://t.co/WOo6Fyep9x
In 1967, President Johnson ordered the 82nd and 101st Airborne to stop deadly race riots in Detroit.
— Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) June 2, 2020
LBJ: “We will not tolerate lawlessness... This Nation will do whatever it is necessary to do to suppress and to punish those who engage in it.”https://t.co/ICyQ7JfbmH
The next year, 13,000 troops were called to protect Washington, D.C. from riots that erupted after the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr.
— Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) June 2, 2020
The city didn’t recover for decades, but federal troops staunched the bleeding.https://t.co/jw2L27DNmu
In 1992, President George H.W. Bush ordered the Army’s 7th Infantry and 1,500 Marines to quell the Rodney King riots burning down LA.
— Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) June 2, 2020
Bush 41 knew that King had been unjustly treated—“what I saw made me sick”—but he knew deadly riots would only multiply the victims.
The carnage caused by domestic terrorists and other criminals threatens all law-abiding citizens, including peaceful protestors.
— Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) June 2, 2020
We must do everything possible within the law to restore peace in the streets—that mission can and should include our troops.
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