Florida Conservative

The federal executive may answer with “security operations” that carefully avoid civil-war language, yet act as classic COIN: protecting key nodes, reasserting sovereignty over contested terrain, and using federal charges when local legal systems are unwilling or unable to act. U.S. Army/Marine Corps doctrine (FM 3-24/MCWP 3-33.5) provides a neutral vocabulary: secure the population, control key infrastructure, displace insurgent parallel governance, and restore legitimate ci

The fallout included harsh criticism from right-leaning commentators who accused Bondi of mismanaging expectations. Infighting at senior DOJ levels ensued, and President Trump was compelled to issue a public defense of her role. The incident weakened her credibility among some core supporters and served as a cautionary tale about the dangers of overpromising in highly charged political cases.