re: It’s going down in Hong Kong: China apparently sends in forces to beat protesters

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Take a wild guess then.

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I'm getting the distinct impression you are unable to explain yourself.

Yet one you seem intent on conveying.

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If by that you mean all three of those countries had much smaller populations than the US with much less citizen-owned weaponry, then sure I guess?

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First, all three are on foreign soil and all the political and logistical challenges that presents. Vietnam had an organized fighting force before we arrived and we were not prepared for jungle warfare or guerilla warfare at that time. Afghanistan is so mountainous its difficult to move a large army around and pursue the enemy. We took the urban areas easily. Iraq had neighboring countries providing haven and military and financial assistance to our enemy. Sure, you can hole up in your root cellar and maybe bomb a wholefoods but baws with ARs arent going to take territory from the US Military. In reality, the hope is a large part of the military forces will not follow the leaders who are dictating the killing of Americans. But I guess that depends on the political circumstances. If the baws are rebelling/protesting because Kamala got elected, I think the military does their job. If its some out of control president trying to circumvent the constitution then I think a chunk of the military will turn on him/her.

Damn how old are you?
Just curious.

I live in HK and have gone to some of the protests to see what was up. This is week 10, and each weekend they have gotten progressievly more violent. The protestors are adjusting their tactics each week, and the police up the ante in return. After yesterday, lots of folks are starting to get real concerned.