“Obama would rather (and sooner) send troops to quash brash Arizonans than to stop criminal aliens”
Yes. I think he very much would do that. Eisenhower sent the National Guard to Little Rock, AR to force the integration of Central High School. So it’s not like it has never been done.
The Emperor of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, would not, I think, hesitate to use force on the Arizonans. But, it would have to be a situation where Arizona ignores a SCOTUS decision striking SB1070 down, and then proceeds ahead anyway.
Or. If Arizona ignores a Federal Court injunction to delay enforcement of SB1070.
Eisenhower sent the 101st Airborne into Little Rock with bayonets drawn.