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re: A main land assult on the U.S.
Posted on 10/14/14 at 12:20 am to SECSolomonGrundy
Posted on 10/14/14 at 12:20 am to SECSolomonGrundy
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If they came over here it would be open season on any invading force. USA is the most heavily armed civilian population on the planet.
if our military was involved, we wouldnt need the help of the civilians.
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Posted on 10/14/14 at 12:21 am to SabiDojo
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I laughed. Thanks. I needed that.
The American population is basically the worlds largest insurgency. There's guns everywhere. It would frick any military in the world up. Look at Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan and other smaller deployments for example in how the American military could never achieve complete and total victory. Short of themselves being nuked, it can beat any military on this earth.
Posted on 10/14/14 at 12:22 am to Sentrius
I could probably hold off ISIS for a month by myself.
Posted on 10/14/14 at 12:23 am to SECSolomonGrundy
I agree. The US civilians can and would put up more resistance than probably any other country's civilians. My post was not at all serious btw. I do like the pardigm shift view of history and technology. Right now, the answer to the OP is absolutely not. The future is unfathomable
Posted on 10/14/14 at 12:23 am to Sentrius
The reason the American military didn't achieve complete and total victory in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan was because we wouldn't harm innocents, not because we couldn't.
Posted on 10/14/14 at 12:25 am to KosmoCramer
There is no room for maorality in total war.
Posted on 10/14/14 at 12:25 am to tigersownall
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Explain sir.
662 overseas bases in 38 foreign countries. I'm sure our military has the ability to intercept and neutralize almost any movement of supplies/infantry that would be required for a mainland assault on the United States.
In 2012, the United States spent $682 billion on defense, which is more than China, Russia, the United Kingdom, Japan, France, Saudi Arabia, India, Germany, Italy and Brazil COMBINED. When it comes to military, our motto is "OVERKILL".
We have so many resources. The only plausible way is probably find some way to disable communications. I don't even know if that's possible.
ETA: Don't get me wrong. I know every empire ends sometime, but there would need to be a dramatic change.
This post was edited on 10/14/14 at 12:27 am
Posted on 10/14/14 at 12:26 am to Jones
In reference to ole boys quote it was yomomato from japan. I really believe though a more out rising out of our general population would speak volumes about our country.
Posted on 10/14/14 at 12:26 am to SabiDojo
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We have so many resources. The only plausible way is probably find some way to disable communications. I don't even know if that's possible.
Not gonna happen.
Posted on 10/14/14 at 12:27 am to KosmoCramer
If the US military had no rules set. Martial law on the world. We wouldn't have had a 10 month war much less 10 years.
Posted on 10/14/14 at 12:27 am to SabiDojo
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The only plausible way is probably find some way to disable communications. I don't even know if that's possible.
It is harder now. This is the reason the Internet exists. It is a little known fact that its development was funded by the US DoD.
Posted on 10/14/14 at 12:28 am to TxTiger82
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It is harder now. This is the reason the Internet exists. It is a little known fact that its development was funded by the US DoD.
Yeah, the civilian world got the internet only after it was decommissioned by the freaking U.S. military. Insane.
Posted on 10/14/14 at 12:28 am to Sentrius
Also, using arbitrary numbers, 500,000 soldiers with tanks, aircraft, drones, ect still loses to an armed populace of 100 million guerrilla fighters.
The old saying "don't bring a knife to a gunfight" doesn't really apply when you have a six shooter revolver taking on 200 people with knives. In that case, the knives win.
The old saying "don't bring a knife to a gunfight" doesn't really apply when you have a six shooter revolver taking on 200 people with knives. In that case, the knives win.
Posted on 10/14/14 at 12:29 am to SabiDojo
The thing is, there absolutely will be a dramatic change. The impossible will become possible. Who figures it out first?
Posted on 10/14/14 at 12:29 am to TxTiger82
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It is a little known fact that its development was funded by the US DoD
If by "little known" you mean "everyone who has any inkling about the internet?"
This post was edited on 10/14/14 at 12:31 am
Posted on 10/14/14 at 12:30 am to fr33manator
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If by "little known" you mean "everyone who has any inkling abut the internet?"
Fewer and fewer do. Most people take it for granted, smart arse.
Posted on 10/14/14 at 12:30 am to TxTiger82
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It is harder now. This is the reason the Internet exists. It is a little known fact that its development was funded by the US DoD.
I fricking knew it!! Porn Hub is where all the info is disseminated!
Posted on 10/14/14 at 12:31 am to Sentrius
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Also, using arbitrary numbers, 500,000 soldiers with tanks, aircraft, drones, ect still loses to an armed populace of 100 million guerrilla fighters.
i think youre giving americans too much credit. i would say the average amercican would bitch out if another nations soldiers were here firing on them.
the thing that saves us is the logistics of getting another army on our soil
Posted on 10/14/14 at 12:31 am to SabiDojo
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Yeah, the civilian world got the internet only after it was decommissioned by the freaking U.S. military. Insane.
Posted on 10/14/14 at 12:31 am to Sentrius
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The old saying "don't bring a knife to a gunfight" doesn't really apply when you have a six shooter revolver taking on 200 people with knives. In that case, the knives win.
Replace six shooter with minigun with 30,000 rounds
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