As housekeepers prepare the White House for President-elect Joe Biden, over 25,000 National Guard troops will be occupying the streets of Washington. That is five times more than the number deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq combined. Acting US Secretary of Defence Christopher Miller said on Monday there were “25,000 Guardsmen” who would leave “no stone unturned in securing the capital”. “There are …
Read More »5 times as many troops in US capital than Afghanistan, Iraq combined ahead of Biden inauguration
January 19, 2021