Send in the Troops

"Send in the Troops" is an opinion essay by the U.S. Senator Tom Cotton.   The story went viral on the Internet and generated extensive debate, receiving universal criticism.

Background
As riots continue due to the George Floyd protests, Senator Tom Cotton wrote an opinion piece that the U.S. federal government should send the U.S. military to stop the protests. He invoked the desegregation of Little Rock High School and the Los Angeles riots as events which the troops were called.

Reception
The op-ed received much criticism after its release. Peter Bergen, writing in CNN said the publishing of the article "is just wrong". The News Guild of New York said that the op-ed "pours gasoline on the fire".

References

External links
 "Send in the Troops" at The New York Times

Category:2020 essays
Category:American essays
Category:The New York TImes articles