According to David Adams, counting interventions by both national guards and federal troops, "the overall rates of [internal military] intervention [against industrial workers and urban rioters in the United States] have remained near the average during the years [1886-95, 1921-35, and 1943-90]: about 18 interventions and 12,000 troops per year" (David Adams, "Internal Military Interventions in the United States," Journal of Peace Research 32.2, 1995, <http://montages.blogspot.com/2005/01/jcs-conplan-0300-97-special-mission.html>).
One hopes that, due to the Iraq War, the power elite are rapidly losing the affection of troops. -- Yoshie
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