THEIR playbook is old and stale.
Once you notice it, it is like they do the same thing every time.

Every time the want to ban guns, a C-130 shows up
Some "lone" gunman goes on a rampage
We see the same crisis actor tell a scripted story
While "radical", "insane" witnesses say they saw multiple gunmen/weapons

And the problem with the invasion is, the aliens really are coming.