(IBD) Is Obama's Growing DHS Army Buying 2,700 Armored Vehicles to use against us?

Security: In addition to stockpiling over a billion bullets and  thousands of semiautomatic weapons the feds would deny U.S. citizens, the  vehicle of choice for fighting the counterinsurgency war in Iraq is appearing on  U.S. streets.

The sequestration question du jour is why the Department of Homeland  Security, busy releasing hundreds, if not thousands, of deportable and detained  illegal aliens due to budget constraints, is buying several thousand Mine  Resistant Armored Protection (MRAP) vehicles?

And just who are they intended to be used against?

This acquisition comes on top of the recent news of the stockpiling by DHS of  more than 1.6 billion (with a 'b') bullets of various calibers, enough by one  calculation to fight the equivalent of a 24-year Iraq War, and the ordering of  some 7,000 5.56x45mm NATO "personal defense weapons" (PDW) — also known as  "assault weapons" when owned by civilians.

Additionally, DHS is asking for 30 round magazines that "have a capacity to  hold thirty (30) 5.56x45mm NATO rounds."

The Department of Homeland Security (through the U.S. Army Forces Command)  recently retrofitted 2,717 of these MRAP vehicles for service on the streets of  the U.S. They were formerly used for counterinsurgency in Iraq.

These vehicles are specifically designed to resist mines and ambush attacks.  They use bulletproof windows and are designed to withstand small-arms fire,  including smaller-caliber rifles such as a .223 Remington. Does DHS expect a  counterinsurgency here?

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