When a military settles into a population with high value weaponry it greatly increases the danger to civilians. Those planes, airborne or parked, do not make me safer. There’s a Winooski school at the end of the runway. Three miles away sits a massive medical center, a middle school, services, food, shelter, city infrastructure and you and me. There is no way the Guard could protect me if attacked either intentionally or by mistake.
The worst scenario happens all the time, just so far not to us. The US hit on the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School Minab, Iran Feb 28th, meant for the naval base in the school’s back yard, whoops, our bad, but just human error in wartime. Modern warfare does not make America safe. Big discussion here – let’s have it.