Trahn shook his head sadly. "This is not a training exercise, or a mop-up after an outlaw policlub rally. There’s a large and hostile mob out there, threatening the health and safety of the citizenry you are sworn to protect. It’s our nation’s capital that Randolph and his ungrateful followers have chosen to devastate. You can’t think that half-measures are enough. Half-measures get you killed when the other guy is giving his all, and there is absolutely no reason to believe that the rioters are giving less than their all. Are you asking our soldiers to let themselves be walked over?"