If Trump’s Rage Brings ‘Civil War,’ Where Will the Military Stand?

Earlier this week Donald Trump, the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Armed Forces, tweeted that his impeachment “will cause a Civil War” from which the country might never recover. Trump, picking up on remarks made by an evangelical pastor on Fox News, did not just say his removal would lead to a huge electoral defeat for the Democrats, or even mass demonstrations. He said, “civil war.” Americans taking up arms against other Americans in his name. 

“Civil War 2” started trending on Twitter. So, for a time, did #CivilWarSignup.

In the modern era, real civil wars have been the great affliction of Third World countries—conflicts that split nations and societies along political, ethnic or religious fault lines. They are very often accompanied by martial law and resolved by military intervention. Is this what Trump has in mind? Where would the U.S. military stand in such a situation? A view from the inside indicates the armed forces are as divided as the rest of the country—and divided is a dangerous place for the U.S. military to find itself.

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