quote="EMFCRACKSHOT" post="18.116632.2186573"]
Bulletinmybrain said:
EMFCRACKSHOT said:
As much as i would like to (I want it back in the British empire, its coming back people) it wouldnt be possible to succesfully invade and occupy america. At least, not until they bring in a heavy gun control policy. Ha, the english and canadians are responsible for the second amendmant. We burned the white house in 1812 just to show you we could. And the only reason you won the war of independance was because we let you. We had more worthwhle colonies to protect with the bulk of our armed forces.
In a country where almost everyone is armed, any town you wet into would be a death trap. You would have rednecks and militias and other randomers taking pot shots at you all the way. In the end, it just wouldnt be worth it.
Then again, why would you want to. They havent got anything we dont that we actually want.
Umm... All those people that say they burned the white house. Really? We were what nearly 150 years old? You are nearly thousand years old. That said, were you not beat back out of the country?
It was like russia.
You get to the capital. You celebrate. Then the men with the large dildos come around to chase you out.
Actually, we went over there to make a point, celebrated and ended the night with a nice big bnfire and went home after the conclusion of a successful war[/quote]
Sorry, no. It's okay to be patriotic, but get your facts right. Unless you're being sarcastic then I'm apologize. Now, onto the points.
The British hardly let the US win the revolution and they didn't leave because they had more worthwhile colonies. King George considered the colonies a top priority and that they must be brought back into the empire. If he didn't then he wouldn't have waged a war for 8 years. It's true that there were other colonies rebelling, but England didn't stop fighting us to keep them. They stopped fighting because their main military force and top general in America had been completely defeated. The only military presence was fortified in New York and by then Lord North was so unpopular in England he had to resign because of the failures in the revolution.
To the second bold:
The British hardly waltzed home after burning down the capital. The day after the burning the British were caught in a severe storm and a tornado. The British who were celebrating their victory all of a sudden lost 40 men and had their moral hampered.
America lost that war hands down, but the British hardly had an easy time of it. In the beginning they slapped the US around, but as the war dragged on the US troops started acting like a real army and making the British bleed a little. (but by then the British had already completed their objectives in the war so the point is really moot).
Besides, the ending of the war had positives for America. The British troops along the Mississppi finally withdrew and England recogznied the Monroe Doctrine (which the US really had no way of upholding without English backing)
WOAH, massive history lecture FTL!!!
Anyway, back on topic. A country could invade us, but they won't hold it. Like every person has pointed out, many American's have guns (assault rifles too) and it's very easy for an American who doesn't have one to get one. Plus, you can build explosives with household products.
