A City Under Arms: The Quiet Rise of Thousands of Troops in D. C. As the sun rises over the nation's capital, thousands of armed troops have become a fixture on Washington, D. C. 's streets.
Their presence is as ubiquitous as tourists and police officers patrolling the sidewalks.
This development has gone largely unremarked upon, even by those who live and work here, but it raises important questions about the role of the military in our society and its impact on public perception and policy.