Poll: USA Invaded...by whom?

[vivalahelvig]

Snipy

And think of the great food the cultural invasion would bring!

OT: The US being invaded in any military way is like a rabbit taking on a robot bear with metal plates and SAMs attached to it, because the US has the best: Technology, biggest spending, good training, and nuclear strike capability!

And, ya know, the reason why the Cold War never happened was due to all the nuclear weapons we and the ruskies had.

 

[Samurai Silhouette]

The US would probably be invaded for some mythical oil reserve I know nothing about, or to be knocked off the top of the charts, or probably for some silly religious reason. Oh wait. Only country I can think of off the top of my head that would probably have a successful invasion would be China. The have the sheer numbers to single handedly fight off allies as well as invade the US.

 

[EightGaugeHippo]

Where's the option 'yes, and all armed civilians in the world couldn't make a difference'? I mean, is this an NRA topic or something?

This...
I don't see this option or anything that suggests this.

 

[k-ossuburb]

Space Russia and the newly reformed British Empire, except Britain is now a hive of giant insects and The Queen is literally the QUEEN.

JOIN THE HIVE OR DIE FLESHBAGS!

No matter how many guns you have, you cannot stop an eternal flood of exoskeletons and robot Russians with space lasers.

 

[poppabaggins]

If a country does manage to invade the U.S., the U.S. is probably screwed. The reason is because the generals in the U.S. Military are rather incompetent. They forgo the tried, true, and smart tactics outlined in Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" that were used by them as recently as WWII. Why do you think they're failing in Afghanistan? It's not the troops. It's the generals. No amount of armed civilians, high tech weapons, or numbers can make up for incompetence in the highest ranks of command.

Sun Tzu wrote about defeating armies belonging to actual nations. Antiterrorism is a different kind of fight entirely. The United States dominates completely when actual battles occur, but you can't very well battle suicide bombers casually walking around in public. All Sun Tzu says that could help in this situation is to gather intelligence, and the US been putting in quite a few resources into that front. Sun Tzu says nothing about helping the local population and preventing the indoctrination of more enemies. In fact, given that the US has quite the arms stockpile, taking Sun Tzu's advice would probably involve blowing up the entirety of every country that houses terrorists. Not a very good idea, is it?

Sun Tzu may apply to skirmishes, but in a nuclear age where the enemy doesn't clearly display his colors, we need a new manual.

 

[Tentickles]

Everyone always ignores South America....
*shifty eyes*

 

[Tentickles]

Insanely easy.

And they've already done it.

Just look above you...

God that episode was the creepiest one yet!!!!

 

[enzilewulf]

I actually have faith that we would beat back who ever is invading us just because so many of our civilians own guns. Heh good luck with the south Russia.

Anyways who the hell wants the USA? We are the fat person of the world. We have nothing of value. Oh we have golden bars. Yeah and what are you going to do when you get them? Store them some where else? This country can't even decide on the debt crisis and our house is terrible divided. Invading us would be like stealing some gangsters car. Sure if will be fun to do but once you have it your realize it wasn't worth the time, effort, and gang notoriety.

Don't you understand? The U.S was already invaded. By the Irish! Those trolls!Stealing your jobs, women and land!

Hey... Im full blood Irish. *sad face*

Also don't you mean Mexicans?

(Not racist just seems to fit better.)

 

[Vhite]

Civil war, and you cannot win that one.

 

[Bruden]

This question is silly, even if you ignore the fact that most of the "armed" population of the US has no training so they're utterly worthless in a fight, there's still the problem of absolutely no one with the resources to invade. Not even China is a threat, their economy is so dependent on the US both countries would fold before the first planes arrived if war was declared.

 

[Voodoomancer]

Space Russia and the newly reformed British Empire, except Britain is now a hive of giant insects and The Queen is literally the QUEEN.

JOIN THE HIVE OR DIE FLESHBAGS!

"Communists... In SPAAAAAACE!!!"

OT: A military invasion of the USA is next to impossible, if you count everything from global politics to the current technological state of warfare. Wars aren't fought today like they were 200, a hundred, or 50 years ago. Nuclear armaments and the global network of political alliances makes sure of that.

 

[The Unworthy Gentleman]

Snip

Due, your poll options are fucked, there are no options for the US losing. I would also include an other.

OT: No, the US won't be invaded. For one thing it's unlikely that another country would go up against another country with such a large army and an armed populace, but the more important thing is that the US is a member of the UN and NATO who will more than likely rush to the aid of the US should it ever happen. On top of that, the US has 5000 nuclear weapons at it's immediate disposal as well as the aforementioned alliances with multiple countries that can also provide nuclear attacks, should international law allow it.

 

[Malo_Tux]

What exactly does the Us have that would be worth invading?

Burgers. If there is one thing that we know, it would be Cheeseburgers.
<spoiler=I mean look at this beauty from the Squeeze Inn>
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3395/3517643082_ab1042fbfc.jpg


OT: It is completely possible for the US to be invaded but it would be difficult to beat us. Firstly there is a lot of ground to cover, a lot of cities dotted around the place so a total conquest would be difficult. Secondly plenty of civilians would be willing to arm themselves and fight for the country, even if it is to no avail. Thirdly it wouldn't be that difficult to acquire weapons if we were invaded since gun stores carry Semi-Automatic Rifles. And law enforcement agencies across America are very heavily armed due to very violent bank robberies in the past.

 

[Lethos]

No one want's to invade you. Bloody hell, what's with all these threads about America being invaded by everyone. It's like you're all paranoid or something.

 

[Vanguard_Ex]

Insanely easy.

And they've already done it.

<spoiler=For shrinky>

Just look above you...

I know it wasn't the purpose of your post but by God she is one beautiful lady.

 

[RipRoaringWaterfowl]

If a country does manage to invade the U.S., the U.S. is probably screwed. The reason is because the generals in the U.S. Military are rather incompetent. They forgo the tried, true, and smart tactics outlined in Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" that were used by them as recently as WWII. Why do you think they're failing in Afghanistan? It's not the troops. It's the generals. No amount of armed civilians, high tech weapons, or numbers can make up for incompetence in the highest ranks of command.

Sun Tzu wrote about defeating armies belonging to actual nations. Antiterrorism is a different kind of fight entirely. The United States dominates completely when actual battles occur, but you can't very well battle suicide bombers casually walking around in public. All Sun Tzu says that could help in this situation is to gather intelligence, and the US been putting in quite a few resources into that front. Sun Tzu says nothing about helping the local population and preventing the indoctrination of more enemies. In fact, given that the US has quite the arms stockpile, taking Sun Tzu's advice would probably involve blowing up the entirety of every country that houses terrorists. Not a very good idea, is it?

Sun Tzu may apply to skirmishes, but in a nuclear age where the enemy doesn't clearly display his colors, we need a new manual.

Good point. Large traditional armies don't do to well against terrorists and the ilk, so new rules partially based off old ones are needed.

 

[Thrane]

Space Russia

It won't be Space Russians.

Spoiler: It'll be Space Nazis!!

 

[triggrhappy94]

We're already being invaded by Mexican imagrants, JK.

We've actually already been invaded by fear...
Well we brought it with us.

I dont think its likely at all for us to get invaded. We're friends with the strongest countries, we're constantly blowing our national paycheck on defense, China has a vested interest, and until August 2nd we're still the world's soul super power.

 

[kinapuffar]

I voted yes, and that an armed population wouldn't make a difference.
The US invaded Iraq and Afghanistan, and their population isn't exactly unarmed. Seemed to work just fine. Guns don't make you safe by simply existing.


It all really depends on how far you're willing to go.
If I were to invade the US I would first thin out the population with biological weapons. That way there'd be less resistance to deal with.
Whoever survives is easy prey, since it would be much easier to deal with a smaller population.


If you were to invade the US with the notion that you wouldn't need to fight anyone but army, then you'd just have a bunch of resistance fighters who would never give up. Because they know you're not willing to take extreme measures, so they have no counterbalance to their own goals. They have nothing to lose.
They'd keep fighting you forever. What you need to do is give them something to fear.

Mass genocide shows that you're serious, and whoever are left standing are too weak to resist you.
And over time they learn to accept it, and their children, children's children etc. who grow up in YOUR version of the US would eventually WANT it to be that way, since thats the only thing they know.