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https://one.sightlinemg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP20153833585138.jpg.jpg?w=600600400The author of this commentary said he hopes the secretary of defense and Joint Chiefs chairman avoid risking further harm to the military by considering carefully any decision to deploy active-duty military to America’s streets.