More than 800 top military brass sat quietly Tuesday as President Trump declared a new "war from within" — fixated on an American battlefield he claimed to be more dangerous than any foreign war zone.

Why it matters: In one historic speech at the Quantico Marine Corps Base in Northern Virginia, Trump eviscerated decades of civil-military restraint and proclaimed the armed forces as his weapon of choice against domestic "enemies." • Both the content and setting were unprecedented: Generals and admirals flew in from across the globe to hear the president redefine the military's mission and attack his political enemies in blistering terms. • "We're under invasion from within. No different than a foreign enemy, but more difficult in many ways because they don't wear uniforms," Trump mused

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