If the residents don't mind, I'd rather they practice in Sioux City than do it for the first time in Fallujah or Baghdad. If the residents don't like it, then not.
the U.S. Army has used realistic mockups for training for a long time... this is a practice that should continue.....
acclimatizing the populace to allowing the military to operate on their property in the absence of a foreign enemy is a mistake...
for those who don't believe that the NG/Reserve components would disarm a civilian populace, remember katrina...
U.S. Army Gun Grab in New Orleans
