Trump's New National Security Strategy Suggests Further Domestic Crackdown

"Trump is taking "America First" literally. For the first time ever, the strategy incorporates everything from closing the borders and establishing "National Defense Areas" along them, immigration enforcement operations, the war against Antifa and other domestic groups, and even boat strikes in the Caribbean into a singular coherent war. Meanwhile, China and Russia, Iran and North Korea, and fighting in the Middle East are downgraded to secondary priorities."

"'The strategy focuses more on homeland security/homeland defense than any other previous document, including right after 9/11,' a senior intelligence official who has seen the National Security Strategy, which is classified, told me. 'The priority is the Western Hemisphere, from Arctic defense to stability in South America, from border security to the Golden Dome,' the intelligence official said. 'Immigration, migration, TCOs [Transnational Criminal Organizations], foreign influence all come under the umbrella of homeland defense.'"

The National Security Strategy makes the United States and the Western Hemisphere the single top priority for the military and national security agencies. The strategy treats homeland security and homeland defense as the primary focus, exceeding previous documents including post-9/11 guidance. It integrates border closures, designated "National Defense Areas," immigration enforcement, operations against Antifa and other domestic groups, and even Caribbean boat strikes into a unified campaign. China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and Middle East conflicts are deprioritized. The strategy places Arctic defense, South American stability, border security, migration, transnational criminal organizations, and foreign influence under a homeland defense umbrella. The Senate Armed Services Committee referenced this homeland emphasis in its INDSG description.

Read at Truthout