The Utah National Guard dismissed conspiracy theories that a U.S. military training exercise set to take place this summer in seven western states was a covert military takeover, television station KSTU reported on Tuesday.
“This is simply an opportunity for them to train in a battlefield environment that emulates something overseas and we cannot recreate this on the small space of a training facility like Camp Williams or Dugway,” Utah National Guard Lt. Col. Steven Fairbourn said.
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert (R) also brushed off the conspiracy theories last week, with a spokesperson telling TPM the program is nothing more than a “standard training exercise.”
Utah’s response to Jade Helm 15 differs from that of Texas, where Gov. Greg Abbott (R) ordered the State Guard to monitor the military exercises.
Ah, but this guy is a Fed., part of the Nat’l Guard. Does Utah have a state militia? Because otherwise this is all just a part of the coverup. /snark off
The story the delusional wingers will tell is they stopped it before it happened. Because that way they can feel all useful and shit.
Who needs dubya’s ‘threat levels’
when the levels of stupid keep deepening?
Oh, OK, “training” now I understand somewhat…a Randian teahadi would find gut-wrenching echos of socialism and union organizing in that ugly word. Best let everything be a surprise and no one gets blamed…Plus, who’d want a Tatooine-esque craphole like Utah???
When the Mormon Governor is the voice of reason, we’re fucked.