Once again I have to stop myself laughing at all the funny and ignorant replies to this subject. How would America do in the next world war,
well they would loose, I dont know why some of you American's think your country is incapable of being invaded or your military to be beaten. Its
quite simple:
Now you have that off your chest , lets look at your “ evidence “ , OK , lets go with a point by point
1 America is becoming more and more isolated in the world, your loosing friends left right and centre (not that you had many in the first
place).
this is more than your wishfull thinking , The former Warsaw pact , and eastern Europe ,[ practically falling over them selves to join the EU and
NATO ] Egypt , Jordan , mongolia. Have all military and trade treaties with the US – treaties which would have been unthinkable a generation ago
Relations with Russia have never been better , and relations with Vietnam are normalizing , same with Cambodia
The USA has made friends and allies all over the world
Please name these “ many “ contries who you claim are now hostile , or no longer friendly to the US ???
Put up or shut up , your un evidenced assertions are getting tiresome
2 America more than any other country relies on massive oil supplies, most of which comes from countries who's people dont like you.
Incorrect , you may wish to look at the politics of the top 5 external sources for US oil
3. No oil supply no military capability.
The reality is that military requirements would be the LAST to suffer from any drop in supply .
Civilian gasoline [ automobiles ] and industrial prodiction would be the first targets of rationing
This is simple wartime logistics which should have been obvious
4. You have to rely on the good will of other countries to project your military power, without that you have no power projection.
So what ??????? and more to the point , lets turn the tables here , and ask – who can threaten the US from their home turf , WITHOUT [ AN THAT’S
THE IMPORTANT CAVEAT ] being far MORE vulnerable to US retaliation
Independent power projection , is actually provided by carrier battle groups and MEU`s [ marine expeditionary forces ] ,
Why did you ignore this ???
5. You do not have the will to fight or commitment to go it alone
Hmmm, now you know how a nation will react to an undefined future event – lol
I seem to recall Hitler opined that the US would not fight , ooops – bad call
6. Past history has shown your armed forces to be on paper, capable but in reality below standard.
What is your basis for this ??? kasserine pass ???????? there is a follow up to that tale , which you conveniently forget
Also the US forces @ kasserine had ZERO actuall combat experience – their german opponents were battle tested divisions with 6 to 18 months
constant combat under their belts
Again , put up or shut up – cite your examples from “ history “
7. You have massive boarders and coastline to protect which you are incapable of defending
Wrong again – maybe instead of laughing @ us , you should have though out your position more carefully
The US can defend its borders against what is IMPORTANT , if it needs too – and the more serious the situation – the greater protection can be
afforded
Take the “ drugs & imigrans “ issue – it is claimed that the US cannot cope , or stem the flow – in reality there are fighting with BOTH hands
behind their nack – if the US military went “ all batteries free “ with ROE to shoot first – the southern border would be sealed in an
instant
You are confusinf what is possible , with what is acceptable in a free republic
(you cannot even keep mexicans out).
Non sequitor – see above ^ Id the US WANTED too the “ Mexican border problem “ could be solved over night
8) If 9/11 was a genuine terrorist attack (no it was not) how the hell are you going to stop an someone who's really determined to invade
your country.
Another non sequitor , mattaias rust got a single engine Cessna past the entire soviet era air defence apparatus to land in moscows red square – no
one sane claims this prioved that the BAOR could advance through the Warsaw pact with impunity
America is a free country 0—this makes it difficult to prevent pin prick outrages by a determined an secretive cadre of individuals who require
little or no external support
Extrapolating this to an inability to address a multi division strength invasion by an external militaty force is insane
10. America will be beaten financially, which will in the end mean the collapse of your superpower status(along with your military prowess)
and you will become a local regional power.
Unfounded speculation , kuschev claimed he would “ crush “ the us with his shoe – he was wrong too
Finally, dont bother to argue with the above look at past history
If you do not wish rebuttals , why post to a discussion forum ???
Please stop quoting this nebulous “ history “ , and cite dates and events which support your assertions
< logic is indeed dead >
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[edit on 6-5-2006 by ignorant_ape]
(your far too sensitive)
