Another day, another Trump administration plan to send active-duty troops somewhere they are not remotely needed. This time around, it’s Louisiana.

Except not really, of course. The targets are the blue cities in the red state or, as the Pentagon’s proposal phrased it, the state’s “urban centers.”

Uh-huh.

The latest scheme calls for 1,000 Louisiana National Guard members to be activated to supplement law enforcement. The mobilization is set to last until Sept. 30, 2026, so we’re just having American troops straight up occupy an American city for a year, perhaps?

The administration is very pleased with itself, with a memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth describing the “unique advantage” of this plan. It’s not really very unique, as basically any red state with blue cities can pull t

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