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Originally posted by SRTkid86
reply to post by Tentickles
as a Japanese general said during WWII
"there would be a gun behind every blade of graass"
Originally posted by centurion1211
Originally posted by infinite
There is still only one country in the world - U.S. - that has the ability to project its power anywhere in the globe.
[edit on 8/18/2008 by centurion1211]
Originally posted by Harlequin
Originally posted by SRTkid86
reply to post by Tentickles
as a Japanese general said during WWII
"there would be a gun behind every blade of graass"
yes thats correct - as he was talking about invading japan and in fact there was which is why the USA nuked them
"You cannot invade the mainland United States.
There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass." - - Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Originally posted by Mindsmog
Originally posted by Bama camper
Russia and Iran may be planning to combine forces,maby US should take out both asap!
that quote made my day, sorry to inform you mate but the USA is not capable of taking out russia and Iran, its not as simple as that. dont underestimate the russian war machine and on that note dont underestimate Iran either , they are no pushovers, for once I would be on russias side sick of the western hypocritical culture of do gooders and pompous idiots.
Originally posted by Lostinthedarkness
We need real Diplomacy not roosters puffing up and threatening every one .
Originally posted by netwarrior
Ground troops would not last long in the continental United States.
Originally posted by Blaine91555
Originally posted by netwarrior
Ground troops would not last long in the continental United States.
As much as I hate violence, that is true. I was raised on farms and ranches and have been a crack shot with a rifle since the age of nine. With a varmint rifle with a good scope, a 300 yard shot is not a big deal. That would be a hard thing to defend against. One man with a few boxes of shells could hold off a platoon from a good vantage point. Here where I now live, I'd imagine one in three men are competent with a hunting rifle. The same is true in other area's of the country. Imagine a hundred thousand of us, pockets full of ammo, in the woods and trying to defend against us. Nationwide there would be millions. [/quote
I really hope that post was a joke, because otherwise you've just made my day in the form of a laugh.
you really think a man with a few boxes of shells could hold off a platoon? oh my god..., the position where the man was held up would be bombed from the air.
a platoon is around 40-50 highly trained men, compared to a farmer with litte to zero training? your living a dream dude.
sure there are around 300 million people living in the United States right now..but 12% of that number are aged over 65, 27% are aged below 19 years of age,so that leaves around 89 million people between the ages of 20 and 64..how many of those do you really expect would put up a fight? about 30/40%? the rest would be hiding away in bomb shelders, or kissing the Russian boots.
[edit on 18-8-2008 by twisted_fate]
Originally posted by centurion1211
Originally posted by infinite
I value my life. And, I do not think Americans wish to see a Russian invasion either.
The only way the russians could invade the U.S. would be by kayaks across the Bering Straights. There is still only one country in the world - U.S. - that has the ability to project its power anywhere in the globe.
Apparently, the rest of the world just needs to give russia a little pat on the head and tell them that they still matter, so they will go back to playing nice.
[edit on 8/18/2008 by centurion1211]