What is Jade Helm 15?

[greybeard]

Yeah, just a benign military exercise.................... :roll:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/ja...rs/story?id=30915367

The U.S. military is consistently conducting training exercises inside the U.S., both in remote areas and sometimes inside populated cities. And it's certainly not the first military exercise to occur inside the state of Texas.

So what, if anything, sets Jade Helm 15 apart?

In a March 24 press release from the Army, Jade Helm 15 was described simply as a "routine training exercise to maintain a high level of readiness." The reason given for picking out the particular states, including Texas, is because each possesses a "unique terrain" that soldiers might find themselves operating in overseas.

But also in the same press release, the Army specifically notes Jade Helm 15 being separate from the pack, noting it for its "size and scope." It led to several citizens raising their eyebrows over the idea of a surge of federal presence inside the state.


After an unclassified military Power Point presentation was posted online describing the exercise, various right-wing and libertarian-leaning bloggers noticed what they considered to be an alarming red flag.

Of the seven states included in the exercise, Texas and Utah were labeled according to a map's legend as "hostile" territories (as well as a southern pocket of California.) It prompted a barrage of posts from sites claiming it as proof the government was initiating the first stages of martial law inside the U.S.

Talk-show host and runner of the often conspiracy theory-laden website InfoWars.Com Alex Jones ran multiple stories speculating the map was a sign the feds were "preparing to invade Texas."

 

[HDRider]

Depends on who you ask.

Ask the Governor of Texas.

While the White House and Pentagon are downplaying concerns, this hasn't stopped a barrage of blogs and tweets warning about whether the federal government is preparing for "martial law." Even actor Chuck Norris is keeping his "eyes of a ranger" on the situation.

Western-state officials are now caught between a desire to calm their residents – and yet not appear to stoke any conspiracy theories.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott already has asked the State Guard to monitor the training exercises, after officials faced worried residents at a packed town hall meeting.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/05 ... rn-states/