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The military may advise the local police, but may not take an active role in police work. The 1878 Posse Comitatus Act prohibits Federal military personnel from acting in a law enforcement capacity within the United States, except where expressly authorized by the Constitution or Congress.

Thank you very much. I asked because of this I found from the security council from 1997. (The handwriting is where someone added their own opinion.)

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Security Council Press Release

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Think the UN will ever need to conduct a peace-keeping operation in the United States?

Would that be better or worse than Mayor Daley ordering the Chicago Police to shoot to kill arsonists and shoot to maim looters?