Iwore the uniform of this country for 27 years, part of that time in the National Guard. I’m proud of that service. But I’ll tell you this: I never thought I’d see the National Guard turned into a tool for policing American citizens, which is exactly what President Donald Trump did with his new “public order” units in D.C., arming them for law-enforcement duties, as CNN reported . I count myself lucky to be retired before I could ever be ordered into something like that.

This is not just about one order or one city. It’s about a slow march toward something very dark. History shows how it happens: A leader builds a force loyal to him, not the people, claiming it’s only for “safety” or “order.” In 1930s Germany they called it the Gestapo. It didn’t start with mass roundups; it started sma

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