I don't think its a definition of a puppet state, its more an act of desperation. I suspect that the president has realised that the police and army are not en

I don't think its a definition of a puppet state, its more an act of desperation. I suspect that the president has realised that the police and army are not entirely on his side, so is wanting to have some "loyal" troops to send round and kill the protestors, in a way that the domestic troops are less likely to.