Study: U.S. Marshals suited to be 'Stability Police' in U.S.

 

Suggests beefing up capacity, management for 'civilian tasks'

 

 

A study by the Rand Corp. within months of then-presidential candidate Barack Obama's call for a "national civilian security force" that would be as big and as well-funded as the half-trillion dollar U.S. military confirms that there are several ways to create the suggested "Stability Police Force" so that it legally could operate inside the U.S. borders. One of the top recommendations in the report was that the capacity and management operations of the U.S. Marshals Service be beefed up and handed the assignment. "Given that it is unlikely that MPs [Military Police] would be permitted to perform civilian policing tasks in the United States, the Marshals Service, despite its capacity and management shortfalls, is the agency best suited to take on the SPF mission under the assumptions of this study."

 

The study was released in 2009, only months after Obama made his presidential campaign call for a civilian force as big and as costly as the U.S. military.

In a speech in Colorado Springs, Obama said, "We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives we set. We've got have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded."

WND reported when a copy of Obama's Colorado Springs speech posted online apparently was edited to exclude Obama's specific references to the new force.

A video of his statements is posted here:

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