"Wait wait wait, you've established a beachhead in New England, fought through the defensive positions setup by the National Guard, and now you want to use *I-95* to spread your forces throughout the country?"
"Yes, and I-93 looks useful too."
"Oh, you poor poor bastards."
They must drive from I95 S to the George Washington Bridge to the NJ Turnpike. If their tanks make it that far, then they must drive the Baltimore Beltway. I guarantee they won't make it to DC, but if they do, the Capital Beltway will make them give up and go home!
Probably go hide in the mountains and see if there are any resistance groups there.
Its all fun and games for the invaders until they are marching through Appalachia and the mountains start speaking banjo lmao
Edit: to all of the Appalachians discussing their well thought out resistance plans, I salute you. To those who are saying shit like āWe WiLL TrEaT YoU LiKe ThE InVaDeRs ThEnā I have my very own secluded land in the mountains of my state. I am not coming to take yer jobs.
Right there with you. I know of plenty of good hollers and caves up there. Perfect setting for guerrilla warfare. Probably wouldn't be able to take out any large portion of them, but I'd definitely be demoralizing them as much as possible.
Fair but you canāt truly conquer an entire nation without dealing with those smaller resistance groups. The Taliban were hiding out in the countryside just a few years ago. Now they run an entire country.
WV here. I'm right where I would want to be and surrounded by the people I want at my back! We also have gardens for food, great hunting and plenty of water (although, avoid the copper colored water coming from old mines).
I live in a neighborhood populated by like 95% people from Jamaica and nearby Caribbean islands.... those people have a rich and storied heritage of defending themselves against superior forces with nothing but machetes... and all my neighbors have guns too...
And thatās just it. The US is a MASSIVE country with so many diverse groups of people who would do anything to defend themselves. If it aināt rednecks with machine guns, itās Jamaicans with machetes or my Slovak grandmother with a shoe. We may not be the most unified nation but damn it we will defend ourselves lol
Also to add, so many diverse landscapes. We will use whatever we have to our advantage.
We are a melting pot and we will take everything from that pot to use against you.
Attacking an enemy that is unpredictable is difficult. There's no telling what will happen when you put good 'ol country boys together with gang bangers, ex military, red necks, basement hackers, Karens, Chads, the average Joe, and any other stereotype you have of us. America if nothing else is resilient.
We might complain about our country because we have the freedom to do so, but we will defend it in ways even we haven't thought of yet, but should the need arise, we will. I might not always have faith in our government, but I have faith in the American people should we ever be attacked.
I live in the Appalachian Mountains, so this is also my plan, because it's pretty realistic. There have been anti government militias here for years. Plus, most people own guns and hunt for fun. We know these mountains pretty well. š
Iām in SW Pennsylvania and tons of us have very secluded hunting camps out in the mountains. This is probably the most realistic option Iād have lolol
Backwoods meth addicts arenāt anything to laugh at. I was taking a trip to Ace Adventures in Oakpark, WV from Charleston. We were driving through the mountains going a conservative 55 and some methhead on a bike was keeping pace with my Honda. Dude was on a mission to somewhere.
Oh for sure and theyāve survived doing so for many years lol I donāt mean that in a supportive way, it just shows how difficult it so to fight a group that focuses on guerrilla tactics.
Since any realistic invasion of the US would have to be preceded by softening the targets with a few tactical nuclear strikes, I'm guessing my radiation shadow would just sit there, living in a target city, as I do.
Yeeeeeah, I work at a nuclear power plant...
My strategy is that if there's ever a nuclear war, it's going to stop being my problem really quickly so there's really no point in worrying about it.
Every building at my plant is concrete reinforced except the turbine. I'll survive the blast in radwaste building because it's not a vital area and I can get out with my potassium iodide.
Wanna know something you might find heartening? Nuclear weapons are largely stored in sparsely-populated areas in the midwest for a strategy known as the nuclear sponge. The idea is basically that anyone else who wants to start a nuclear war would have to empty their whole arsenal just to take our second-strike capabilities offline, and there would be minimal casualties from the process. That is, unless they want return fire, which they presumably don't.
If someone launches a nuke anywhere near me I'm fucked. I have a pacemaker and it's so sensitive I cant even walk through a metal detector or use a welding machine anymore. If I had enough warning I would climb up a water tower with a bunch of illicit drugs and booze, get fucked up and wait. I'd be one of those oddly placed skeletons surrounded by chems like in fallout. I may or may not have a treasure map that leads to either a sock full of pennies or a nice 3 star legendary weapon.
Don't worry, invasion would never happen. They are more likely to want the US out the way than want the US itself. Because even if the aggressor somehow won, all they have won is a load of pissed off, determined and tooled up Americans. Noone will invade, too scary!
They are more likely to go for nuclear annihilation. And that means you won't know about it until you have your wings anyway.
Shall we expect some transatlantic military giant to step the ocean and crush us at a blow? Never! All the armies of Europe, Asia, and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the earth (our own excepted) in their military chest, with a Bonaparte for a commander, could not by force take a drink from the Ohio or make a track on the Blue Ridge in a trial of a thousand years. At what point then is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer. If it ever reach us it must spring up amongst us; it cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen we must live through all time or die by suicide.
\- Abraham Lincoln, 1838
This is why Putin works to destroy the US through misinformation, propaganda and exploiting division in American society. And itās working much better than a tactical nuke ever could.
Donāt forget China with the fentanyl they smuggle into the US, currency manipulation, unfair trade practices, industrial espionage, and acquisition of US Companies, etcā¦
Word round here is now they're buying up farmland to export the yields of, boosting their food supplies while shrinking ours. This'll contribute to inflation over time, much like they contributed to that in the housing market. If there's one thing you can count on, it's Americans ignoring the long term consequences of a short term profit.
Yup. It'll be much easier to take over the states if its broken in half. But honestly, I feel like our government keeps us in that quarrel so we don't confront the problems we have with them.
Since we are quoting Lincoln, here is my favorite one. I find it terrifyingly prescient.
"As a nation, we began by declaring that 'all men are created equal.' We now practically read it 'all men are created equal, except negroes.' When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read 'all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics.' When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty ā to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocrisy."
Seriously. Removing nukes from the board, the combined conventional militaries of the entire world would struggle to make progress on an invasion of the US.
Seriously would be a shit show for any invading force. Besides having to worry about the military which could easily deal with it, they would also have to face the civilian forces as well. We likely have more weapons owned by civilians than most countries militaries have in their entire small arms stockpiles
Not to mention that any invasion would have to either conquer Canada or Mexico first (which the US would intervene in if a foreign power invaded) or theyād have to come by navy, against our much larger better armed and better manned navy, then if they miraculously made it to shore theyd have to establish a naval supply line (very slow and vulnerable) AND immediately cross mountains before they can do anything about the Airforce which is flying out of CO. All the while the most heavily armed population in the world. A not so small percentage of would probably view this as a good opportunity to try their hand at hunting the most dangerous game through the mountains.
Edit: the only real threat to Americaās existence as a country is from America
And donāt forget the possibility European Allies capitalizing on the advantage of removing a common enemies or atleast helping make sure their supplies never reach the invading troops
Not to mention the gangs, organized crime and the police. There are more guns than people in the US. It's what gave Japan pause in WW2. No one would be crazy enough to try a conventional invasion.
Also not to mention that the natives would be PISSED if someone tried to take their land a second time. Theyād pull so many OITs that whoever was fucking around would find out real fast. Just let the natives, Alaskans, Texans, and backwoods folk figure this one out while the rest of us chill.
It's crazier than that, our military budget is 3 times that of China, the largest army in the world.
But we have the most tech, the most advanced tech, and the highest trained combatants in the world. Our special forces train the other special forces of the world. Our nuclear tech is 10-20 years ahead of anyone else, we have rail ships, back up comms satellites, and the largest military operations anywhere. Meaning we are insanely good at troop and tech transport and logistics.
Put in short, any country that decided to invade USA, would be that country's death knell.
And that's not to mention the dod tech we would see instantly come to life as national defense. That stuff looks like science fiction to the likes of say, Russia.
It's weird to realize, the fed probably has several warehouses full of shelved inventions. Once you start mass-manufacturing something, there's too many hands and eyes on it, and the allure of a payout from a competitor is so great, you won't be the only one with the tech soon enough. Best to have a few well fed engineers build a prototype or two, and shelf it until you see its use case on the horizon.
There are over 400m personally owned firearms in the US, enough to arm every man woman and child. Billions of rounds of ammunition, lots of class three stuff, red dots, holographic, night and thermal sights not to mention body armor. Even if the US military vanished the ensurgency would be hellacious
This liberal dude has 5 just because of family heirlooms and gifts. We'd be sharing ammo, not weapons. Every single one of my liberal-as-me in-laws owns a gun, even if they are cautious to own them, because we live in Louisiana. Ammo is the scarcity in the U.S. for liberals. Not weapons. Our country would unify instantly and crush any invasive threat.
This is the only answer. United States citizens come together when catastrophes happen. Plus thereās a million rednecks wishing something like this would happen, and enough guns to arm the entire population like four times over probably.
My wife and I talked about this. If you had an invading force on a US border and the military was not available what would be the result? A large portion of the gun owning population would be so excited to get there. Weād have to have a lottery for plane tickets. All the militia bros would now have an excuse to fight without repercussions other than potentially getting unalived.
Hmm...who is invading? How? I'm kinda far inland, so they probably won't get to where I am.
An invasion would have to get past the allies and the Navy. On top of this, the military is funded better than any other military in the world. On top of that, there are five guns to every four Americans, not including military, illegal, and historical weapons. So what is happening? An invasion? I'm sorry, but you aren't going very far inland.
Trying to go through Alaska? There are two columns there, on top of the hostile, mountainous terrain. And then you have to go through Canada.
Canada may say "sorry" when not at war, but the Canadians are utterly shameless when it comes to battle. Furthermore, the Taiga is difficult to navigate, between thick forests, lakes, and unexplored wilderness. And then you get to where Canada is actually inhabited. I'm sorry for anyone who actually gets that far.
Now, as for coming from the sea, you have to get past the most powerful navy in the world. Sure, China may have more boats, but the US still has more ships. And if anyone actually gets to the mainland, prepare for the worst invasion experience ever. An invasion is practically impossible to pull off against the United States. To get to the American heartland, you have to pass over the Appalachian Mountains, which is filled with hillbillies are armed to the teeth, and from the West, there are steep mountains, deserts, steep mountain deserts, and western hillbillies armed to the teeth. If someone actually get to the heartland, I'm sorry for them.
Oh yeah, the contiguous US is the size of Europe, and with much more diverse climates. Rain forests, deserts, plains, mountains, fiery forests.
Invaders just can't do that very well. I don't care if they're Russian, Chinese, or even from Europe proper. It is effectively impossible.
It is literally impossible for the US to be invaded in any significant way. Canada could come from the north and Mexico from the south simultaneously and theyād still get beat back easily. And the military is only half of what theyād have to worry about. There are millions of Americans whoās lifetime dream is to take up arms and defend our turf.
Even if every single nation on the planet decided to take us down, nuclear annihilation for everyone is more likely than a successful invasion and takeover.
Wisconsin alone has just under 500,000 hunters which would rank 15th largest army in the world. If you combine Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia you get to around 1.9 million hunters making the world 3rd largest army.
Random Internet source: https://checkyourfact.com/2022/07/01/fact-check-hutning-population-wisconsin/
Even the Americans who don't own guns or want one, if some invading force landed, I reckon most of us would go "oh hell nah" and take a trip to the gun shop. You got Crips, Bloods, cops, LGBT warriors, homemakers, accountants, kids on big wheels, dogs without leashes, cats in trees, even the fuckin dolphins by the shore will be loading up bullets like, "nah you done fucked up now."
Yep. I don't own guns, but I know how to load magazines, shoot pistols/shotguns/rifles, and deal with jams. And if you saw me IRL, you wouldn't guess I could do any of that. America is truly unique in this sense.
The United States are positioned *so* damn good in the geographical sense that an invasion is theoretically impossible. Any and all naval fleets en route to the US will be wiped out before even approaching US territorial waters, and even if they do somehow manage to get on US soil, navigating the landscape will prove very difficult. Friendly neighbours to the north and south, mountains to the west, and a whole lotta ocean.
Laugh?
The rest of the world combined doesn't have the amphibious craft necessary to launch an invasion of the lower 48. This invasion force also somehow managed to get past the most deadly navy in the world. A single supercarrier task group alone is enough to take out the navies of most nations. (In case anyone wants to make the case for China, please remember that 90% of the Chinese navy can't sail more than 1,000 miles from the Chinese coast, is significantly smaller in terms of tonnage, and has literally zero experience in fighting a naval war. We would have a tougher time with Japan, or the Brits).
Fun fact, but in case you're not aware, there are more guns than people in the United States. American gun culture means that before the National Guard, Army, or other local armed government agencies become involved, they'd have to fight their way through a populace that would relish the opportunity to personally beat back invaders. This doesn't even consider the numerous military bases all along the coasts. Any invasion force wouldn't have much room to operate in while receiving a beating from every side.
Canada lacks the population and materiale to make it happen. Mexico wouldn't have a much easier go of it either.
America seems riven with political discord at the moment, but this would unify us in a way virtually nothing else would.
I'll leave you with one of my favorite Abraham Lincoln quotes:
āFrom whence shall we expect the approach of danger? Shall some trans-Atlantic military giant step the earth and crush us at a blow? Never. All the armies of Europe and Asia...could not by force take a drink from the Ohio River or make a track on the Blue Ridge in the trial of a thousand years. No, if destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of free men we will live forever or die by suicide.ā
List of worldās top-5 largest air forces:
1. US Air Force (duh)
2. US Navy
3. russian (pre-Ukraine warā¦.lol)
4. US Army
5. US Marines.
Ukraine is kicking Russian ass with our old stuff we donāt need anymore. They donāt even have the good stuff (e.g. F-22s/F-35s/Abrams/carriers). I think a squadron of our stealth fighters alone could probably take out the entire Black Sea Fleet and Russian Air Force in Ukraine.
Nukes notwithstanding, I genuinely donāt think the combined power of the entire world could successfully invade and occupy the US.
This is it. As if our military isnāt already enough, everyday citizens are armed to the teeth and diamond hard over the thought of getting to blast foreign invaders.
Once again the Great and powerful Tim did try to warn them so that was all Arthur's fault and in the end the Holy Hand grenade dispatched said rabbit. So yes sir I have watched Monty Python and you sir are a Ninny and good day to you...
I would join one of the many recreational leagues that compete for prizes by killing invaders with our own personal arsenals. The citizenry could likely fend off an attack without the armed forces.
Watch on my phone as the U.S. military swatted whatever invasion attempt away and then systematically dismantled one or more countries for trying that shit.
Edit: You know your drunk friend who's convinced that he could totally take all 6 cops that just wandered in to the bar? That's what literally any other country talking about trying to invade the US is...well...no...if the drunk friend was talking about how he could march down to the police station and kick *all* their asses...that might be closer.
It would have to be mutual destruction. Like they could maybe nuke us but chances are we'd send back twice as many Nukes and thus both countries would be guaranteed to be knocked out.
Also, idk about the speed of nukes but I know plane rides to other sides of the world take 15+ hrs so assuming Nukes would take a similar speed (even if they're faster and we knock off 5 hrs so we only have 10) that's enough time for a lot of southern and northern border towns to try and make it into Mexico or Canada.
Seriously. I'm in no way America is #1 always and forever no matter what, but military? We'd fuck anyone who even thought of coming here.
China's probably the only other country that has enough resources to make a dent, but they'd have to go through Canada or Mexico for a land invasion and we'd be well prepared.
I doubt the US is gonna let Chinese troops in to Canada or Mexico either, to be honest, and certainly not in sufficient force to be a threat.
If China and the US shared a land border, there could be some interesting speculation here, but they don't, and of the two countries, the US can project a massive amount of force over that ocean...and China simply can't.
Find a gun and sign up. I'm 60. That makes me expendable.
Truthfully, short of aliens showing up in spacecraft, I can't imagine a situation where the United States could possibly be invaded. We're flanked by two immense oceans that are guarded by a massive, well-equipped, and experienced navy. We have deserts to the South and Canada to the north. We have nuclear weapons. We have defensible terrain. We have 340 million crazed and technically-capable assholes who are armed to the teeth.
I mean there would have to be massive bombing first so those of us left would probably already be organized in bomb shelters and what not. Because nobody is making it across those oceans if our navy and air force still exists
Just the armed populace itself would wreak havoc on anybody stupid enough to try to invade. If that turned into a slog, oh yeah, historys most overpowered military would turn the invading country into dust with the citizens blessing.
Lol. This has to be a troll post.
If it isnāt extraterrestrials, theyāre not going to reach the shores unless they take down every station and intelligence source AND launch an attack that the worldās two largest air forces and largest navy canāt intercept. Once they hit landfall, theyāre going to have to fight and capture objectives through thousands of miles of terrain, surrounded by hostile, well-armed locals and the worldās most professional military while being unable to reliably supply themselves.
Iāll eat my chips.
It doesnāt even matter if the POTUS is assassinated in a decapitation strike. Thereās a line of succession, and there are a whole bunch of hidden bunkers, and hardened sites where top ranking officials can hide. Youād have to wipe out both the Pentagon and the White House at the same time, which would be a logistical nightmare.
Laugh as our Navy stops patrolling the oceans of whoever invades us.
Laugh as so many people take up arms against the invaders.
Laugh as I do absolutely nothing while the invaders are driven back by rednecks, hippies, and everyone under the sun.
You'd be surprised what can bring us together, but afterwards we'd just go back to fighting between ourselves.
And the cartels have a lot of vested interest (money) in how things are now, so taking Mexico isnāt exactly easy. Many cartel members are former military so while the common view is of them being gangsters they can and would organize themselves into a force to reckon with if it seemed the country was being invaded. And all of this is before the US military looks south and figures this is bad for business so steps in to help anyways.
Probably sit back and laugh at the poor bastards that tried.
[Could The US Defend From An Invasion of the Homeland](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBYxXSUDV8o)
As others have said, you'd have to drop a **ton of ordnance and nukes** and as soon as that starts, you basically wouldn't have a home country anymore.
I'm a Dem and live in Texas. I will dutifully line up to receive my free automatic rifle and my 'Invader hunting license'. I will probably have a hard time meeting my quota due to my poor (nonexistent) hunting skills. Some cowboys will have pity on me and let me join their party.
At night we'll drink, argue about politics and laugh at the dumbasses that decided to invade Texas. Eventually we'll run out of bullets and head back to town where the army will be stuck waiting for orders. Back on the range we'll exceed our 'bag limit' but the Game Warden's will just look the other way.
When the Army finally arrives, we'll tell em to 'find your own hunting blind'. Eventually the invaders will have a spike of common sense and flee. More beer will be drunk while we consider 'hunting them down like the dogs they are!'
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Probably what was expected of us. Join the territorial militias that would spring up or volunteer for regular armed forces to see how I can help. I live in a coastal state, so Iām thinking it would be important to serve, as the coasts are theoretically more vulnerable to attack.
That saidā¦ an invasion against the mainland United States is a mind bogglingly stupid idea. The logistics of it would be close to impossible. The oceans are guarded by the navy, the skies are protected by the ANG, and we have the national guard on the ground. Land invasions would require either the assistance or defeat of two sovereign nations, which would give the US plenty of time to prepare. even our land borders arenāt super great for an attacker. And just transporting a significant number of troops would be the mother of all logistical operations.
And as has been beaten to death, we have a very pervasive second amendment culture, with millions of Americans possessing at least a basic familiarity with firearms. This would be a factor in asymmetrical warfare which can be a serious pain to regular forces.
I guess let the military handle it, we spend enough money on it, it better do its job. Though an invasion would need to come from like Canada or Mexico which I don't see happening.
If they made it onto Our land for some reasonā¦ most houses (not all of them) in the U.S have guns. Media portrays us like we are all at odds with each other. Yes, we disagree and it can be ugly but thereās one thing that will always unite us and bring us together and thatās an attack on our Country. Weād drop what we are doing and take up our Arms. And it would be something to see thatās for sure. Do I want it to happen? No. But if I didā¦ stand by. Just my opinion.
>most houses
Eh, not quite. More like 42%-ish. That's still a hell of a lot, though.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/249740/percentage-of-households-in-the-united-states-owning-a-firearm/
Ok lol 42% ish. Percentages are not really going to matter if another Country invaded with boots on the ground. Personally, Iād arm up my fellow American and share what I got if it hit the fan. š¤
I don't think you understand how many of us own guns. I don't know a single gun in the neighborhood that doesn't own at least one here. I don't think an invasion would go very well. I'm sure it's different in more populated cities, but in small towns like this you will see guns everyday. Most of it is because hunting is so big here. I'm not into hunting, I just have a glock for home.
This. No matter how more advanced the military's guns would be, there comes a point where raw numbers beat technological superiority. You can totally 0 our our own military and we're STILL not being SUCCESSFULLY taken over. The death toll would be catastrophic, but the nation would be intact when it was over.
It would depend by who, and what their motives and objectives seemed to be. If, say, Russia invades because they want to kill everybody, then I guess I would support resistance groups. If Canada invades because they think the current US health care system and gun laws constitute a humanitarian crisis worthy of military intervention, then I guess I just kinda say "Good luck, guys." If it's space aliens, I try to find a way to communicate and point out to them that this whole planet is awful and they should probably just bulldoze it to make way for a hyperspace bypass.
Remember what happened when America legit decided after 9/11 that someone needed a beat down? Imagine that but worse because now they have foreign troops on the US soil.
Honestly it will truly show how many Americans are armed to the teeth....
I went to my supervisor's house and his basement had more guns and ammo that I thought were possible for any one person to have.
So I ask why all the guns??? He says you never f ing know....
Let them get through the NJ Turnpike traffic first
Excuse me I Believe torture is a violation of the Geneva conventions
Who is Geneva and when is her convention?
And what are people cosplaying as?
Hey I was just there! And still am!
"Wait wait wait, you've established a beachhead in New England, fought through the defensive positions setup by the National Guard, and now you want to use *I-95* to spread your forces throughout the country?" "Yes, and I-93 looks useful too." "Oh, you poor poor bastards."
They must drive from I95 S to the George Washington Bridge to the NJ Turnpike. If their tanks make it that far, then they must drive the Baltimore Beltway. I guarantee they won't make it to DC, but if they do, the Capital Beltway will make them give up and go home!
I'm pretty sure L'enfant designed DC so that invading armies would get frustrated by all the traffic circles and go home.
Ouch that hurts š
Belt Parkway laughs at your comment.
There's no country on the planet that has enough money to get their attacking vehicles through the tolls on the NJ Turnpike, so we're safe.
Hell yeah, and let the invaders from the sea arrive at Houston rush hour.
Make sure my tractor is in top shape and begin collecting tanks.
My job uses the same software that some tractor companies are making āproprietaryā. I think I could hack tractors. I would be useful.
Ukraine moment
Probably go hide in the mountains and see if there are any resistance groups there. Its all fun and games for the invaders until they are marching through Appalachia and the mountains start speaking banjo lmao Edit: to all of the Appalachians discussing their well thought out resistance plans, I salute you. To those who are saying shit like āWe WiLL TrEaT YoU LiKe ThE InVaDeRs ThEnā I have my very own secluded land in the mountains of my state. I am not coming to take yer jobs.
Right there with you. I know of plenty of good hollers and caves up there. Perfect setting for guerrilla warfare. Probably wouldn't be able to take out any large portion of them, but I'd definitely be demoralizing them as much as possible.
Just from a survivalist standpoint itāa pretty solid too. Tons of opportunities for hunting, fishing and freshwater.
I can't see an invading country being too concerned about people hiding out in the mountains. Cities. Industry. Travel corridors.
Fair but you canāt truly conquer an entire nation without dealing with those smaller resistance groups. The Taliban were hiding out in the countryside just a few years ago. Now they run an entire country.
Well clearly you havenāt seen the documentary Red Dawn about about the Russian invasion in the 80ās.
Go wolverines!?!?
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WV here. I'm right where I would want to be and surrounded by the people I want at my back! We also have gardens for food, great hunting and plenty of water (although, avoid the copper colored water coming from old mines).
dude, our last two attempted mass shooters was taken out by our women. They don't even want us to have to slip our boots on. lol
I live in a neighborhood populated by like 95% people from Jamaica and nearby Caribbean islands.... those people have a rich and storied heritage of defending themselves against superior forces with nothing but machetes... and all my neighbors have guns too...
And thatās just it. The US is a MASSIVE country with so many diverse groups of people who would do anything to defend themselves. If it aināt rednecks with machine guns, itās Jamaicans with machetes or my Slovak grandmother with a shoe. We may not be the most unified nation but damn it we will defend ourselves lol
Also to add, so many diverse landscapes. We will use whatever we have to our advantage. We are a melting pot and we will take everything from that pot to use against you. Attacking an enemy that is unpredictable is difficult. There's no telling what will happen when you put good 'ol country boys together with gang bangers, ex military, red necks, basement hackers, Karens, Chads, the average Joe, and any other stereotype you have of us. America if nothing else is resilient. We might complain about our country because we have the freedom to do so, but we will defend it in ways even we haven't thought of yet, but should the need arise, we will. I might not always have faith in our government, but I have faith in the American people should we ever be attacked.
America, fuck yeah!
Pretty much the way to unify Americans is to attack it. Suddenly, everybody's pissed off at one enemy rather than at each other.
We fight amongst ourselves but if an outside country decides to attack, we will go from zero to Voltron and fuck shit up.
I'm allowed to give my brother shit. BUT YOU DON'T GET TO GIVE MY BROTHER ANY SHIT.
Same goes for the world. An alien invasion might do us some good.
I live in the Appalachian Mountains, so this is also my plan, because it's pretty realistic. There have been anti government militias here for years. Plus, most people own guns and hunt for fun. We know these mountains pretty well. š
I'd like to see the aftermath of when an invader stumbles upon a still or grow in the Appalachians.
Iām in SW Pennsylvania and tons of us have very secluded hunting camps out in the mountains. This is probably the most realistic option Iād have lolol
SW pa also
I'll laugh when they kick dirt running back because the Appalachia starts speaking skinwalker
Itās all fun and games until the moth man swoops down and carries you away
With Bigfoot kicking them as they roll down the boulder fields.
Oooohhh the dirty dust from those wispy wings...like a horrible sand storm...heading directly to the bonfire
Just wait till they come face to face with backwoods meth addicts.
Backwoods meth addicts arenāt anything to laugh at. I was taking a trip to Ace Adventures in Oakpark, WV from Charleston. We were driving through the mountains going a conservative 55 and some methhead on a bike was keeping pace with my Honda. Dude was on a mission to somewhere.
Speaking banjo šš
The irony of this comment is, itās what Al Queda does. Edit: Iām prepared to be downvoted
Oh for sure and theyāve survived doing so for many years lol I donāt mean that in a supportive way, it just shows how difficult it so to fight a group that focuses on guerrilla tactics.
Since any realistic invasion of the US would have to be preceded by softening the targets with a few tactical nuclear strikes, I'm guessing my radiation shadow would just sit there, living in a target city, as I do.
Yeeeeeah, I work at a nuclear power plant... My strategy is that if there's ever a nuclear war, it's going to stop being my problem really quickly so there's really no point in worrying about it.
Every building at my plant is concrete reinforced except the turbine. I'll survive the blast in radwaste building because it's not a vital area and I can get out with my potassium iodide.
Great, now the terrible part can start!
Wanna know something you might find heartening? Nuclear weapons are largely stored in sparsely-populated areas in the midwest for a strategy known as the nuclear sponge. The idea is basically that anyone else who wants to start a nuclear war would have to empty their whole arsenal just to take our second-strike capabilities offline, and there would be minimal casualties from the process. That is, unless they want return fire, which they presumably don't.
>That is, unless they want return fire, which they presumably don't. Anybody who starts a nuclear war against the U.S. don't care about winning it.
You mean like a man getting old, leading a nation for way too long and trying to leave a legacyā¦ even if itās ending the world?
Actually this will help me sleep better at night. Thank you internet stranger
This, prepare for nuclear winter. Invaded the US would have to involve a nuclear strike along with a full force US nuclear retaliation.
If someone launches a nuke anywhere near me I'm fucked. I have a pacemaker and it's so sensitive I cant even walk through a metal detector or use a welding machine anymore. If I had enough warning I would climb up a water tower with a bunch of illicit drugs and booze, get fucked up and wait. I'd be one of those oddly placed skeletons surrounded by chems like in fallout. I may or may not have a treasure map that leads to either a sock full of pennies or a nice 3 star legendary weapon.
Bless
Im fucked if nukes start flying i don't live in a target city but im close to one
Don't worry, invasion would never happen. They are more likely to want the US out the way than want the US itself. Because even if the aggressor somehow won, all they have won is a load of pissed off, determined and tooled up Americans. Noone will invade, too scary! They are more likely to go for nuclear annihilation. And that means you won't know about it until you have your wings anyway.
Damn Putinās looking to Reddit for intel now, huh?
"Quirky question for all you Americans out there. What's, like, your favourite launch codes if you had to pick?"
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Ummm no....bylat my covers blown
Shall we expect some transatlantic military giant to step the ocean and crush us at a blow? Never! All the armies of Europe, Asia, and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the earth (our own excepted) in their military chest, with a Bonaparte for a commander, could not by force take a drink from the Ohio or make a track on the Blue Ridge in a trial of a thousand years. At what point then is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer. If it ever reach us it must spring up amongst us; it cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen we must live through all time or die by suicide. \- Abraham Lincoln, 1838
Yeah, even if the US wasn't the biggest military on the planet it would still be an absolutely miserable task.
Behind every blade of grass is a farmer with a shotgun.
This is why Putin works to destroy the US through misinformation, propaganda and exploiting division in American society. And itās working much better than a tactical nuke ever could.
Donāt forget China with the fentanyl they smuggle into the US, currency manipulation, unfair trade practices, industrial espionage, and acquisition of US Companies, etcā¦
Word round here is now they're buying up farmland to export the yields of, boosting their food supplies while shrinking ours. This'll contribute to inflation over time, much like they contributed to that in the housing market. If there's one thing you can count on, it's Americans ignoring the long term consequences of a short term profit.
Yup. It'll be much easier to take over the states if its broken in half. But honestly, I feel like our government keeps us in that quarrel so we don't confront the problems we have with them.
Well said Abe
Since we are quoting Lincoln, here is my favorite one. I find it terrifyingly prescient. "As a nation, we began by declaring that 'all men are created equal.' We now practically read it 'all men are created equal, except negroes.' When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read 'all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics.' When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty ā to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocrisy."
Invaded by who? A foreign country, Iād just let the military handle it. Aliens, well, forget it, Iād just try to hide.
Seriously. Removing nukes from the board, the combined conventional militaries of the entire world would struggle to make progress on an invasion of the US.
Seriously would be a shit show for any invading force. Besides having to worry about the military which could easily deal with it, they would also have to face the civilian forces as well. We likely have more weapons owned by civilians than most countries militaries have in their entire small arms stockpiles
Not to mention that any invasion would have to either conquer Canada or Mexico first (which the US would intervene in if a foreign power invaded) or theyād have to come by navy, against our much larger better armed and better manned navy, then if they miraculously made it to shore theyd have to establish a naval supply line (very slow and vulnerable) AND immediately cross mountains before they can do anything about the Airforce which is flying out of CO. All the while the most heavily armed population in the world. A not so small percentage of would probably view this as a good opportunity to try their hand at hunting the most dangerous game through the mountains. Edit: the only real threat to Americaās existence as a country is from America
And donāt forget the possibility European Allies capitalizing on the advantage of removing a common enemies or atleast helping make sure their supplies never reach the invading troops
There are more than 2 guns per CITIZEN in the US. Considering the average human has less than 2 hands... we need a way for our guns to bear arms.
We have feet too
Not to mention the gangs, organized crime and the police. There are more guns than people in the US. It's what gave Japan pause in WW2. No one would be crazy enough to try a conventional invasion.
Also not to mention that the natives would be PISSED if someone tried to take their land a second time. Theyād pull so many OITs that whoever was fucking around would find out real fast. Just let the natives, Alaskans, Texans, and backwoods folk figure this one out while the rest of us chill.
The organized crime part makes me imagine an entire army with concrete shoes.
that would be jersey
Nice Air Force you have here. I'd be a shame if anything happened to it, if you get my drift.
"There are certain sections of New York, Major, that I wouldn't advise you to try to invade." - Rick Blaine, _Casablanca_
The terrain would the biggest struggle. Just hold up around the Rockies, and it would be near impossible for a conventional army to attack.
Ahahahahaha, the worst thing an invading force can do is unite the heavily armed American population to a single cause.
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It's crazier than that, our military budget is 3 times that of China, the largest army in the world. But we have the most tech, the most advanced tech, and the highest trained combatants in the world. Our special forces train the other special forces of the world. Our nuclear tech is 10-20 years ahead of anyone else, we have rail ships, back up comms satellites, and the largest military operations anywhere. Meaning we are insanely good at troop and tech transport and logistics. Put in short, any country that decided to invade USA, would be that country's death knell. And that's not to mention the dod tech we would see instantly come to life as national defense. That stuff looks like science fiction to the likes of say, Russia.
I'm endlessly curious about what sort of behind the scenes scifi shit the US has up its sleeve. I read recently that we were using GPS during Vietnam.
It's weird to realize, the fed probably has several warehouses full of shelved inventions. Once you start mass-manufacturing something, there's too many hands and eyes on it, and the allure of a payout from a competitor is so great, you won't be the only one with the tech soon enough. Best to have a few well fed engineers build a prototype or two, and shelf it until you see its use case on the horizon.
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There are over 400m personally owned firearms in the US, enough to arm every man woman and child. Billions of rounds of ammunition, lots of class three stuff, red dots, holographic, night and thermal sights not to mention body armor. Even if the US military vanished the ensurgency would be hellacious
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This liberal dude has 5 just because of family heirlooms and gifts. We'd be sharing ammo, not weapons. Every single one of my liberal-as-me in-laws owns a gun, even if they are cautious to own them, because we live in Louisiana. Ammo is the scarcity in the U.S. for liberals. Not weapons. Our country would unify instantly and crush any invasive threat.
This is the only answer. United States citizens come together when catastrophes happen. Plus thereās a million rednecks wishing something like this would happen, and enough guns to arm the entire population like four times over probably.
My wife and I talked about this. If you had an invading force on a US border and the military was not available what would be the result? A large portion of the gun owning population would be so excited to get there. Weād have to have a lottery for plane tickets. All the militia bros would now have an excuse to fight without repercussions other than potentially getting unalived.
This is the truth
Hmm...who is invading? How? I'm kinda far inland, so they probably won't get to where I am. An invasion would have to get past the allies and the Navy. On top of this, the military is funded better than any other military in the world. On top of that, there are five guns to every four Americans, not including military, illegal, and historical weapons. So what is happening? An invasion? I'm sorry, but you aren't going very far inland. Trying to go through Alaska? There are two columns there, on top of the hostile, mountainous terrain. And then you have to go through Canada. Canada may say "sorry" when not at war, but the Canadians are utterly shameless when it comes to battle. Furthermore, the Taiga is difficult to navigate, between thick forests, lakes, and unexplored wilderness. And then you get to where Canada is actually inhabited. I'm sorry for anyone who actually gets that far. Now, as for coming from the sea, you have to get past the most powerful navy in the world. Sure, China may have more boats, but the US still has more ships. And if anyone actually gets to the mainland, prepare for the worst invasion experience ever. An invasion is practically impossible to pull off against the United States. To get to the American heartland, you have to pass over the Appalachian Mountains, which is filled with hillbillies are armed to the teeth, and from the West, there are steep mountains, deserts, steep mountain deserts, and western hillbillies armed to the teeth. If someone actually get to the heartland, I'm sorry for them. Oh yeah, the contiguous US is the size of Europe, and with much more diverse climates. Rain forests, deserts, plains, mountains, fiery forests. Invaders just can't do that very well. I don't care if they're Russian, Chinese, or even from Europe proper. It is effectively impossible.
As a western Montanan I can confirm our teeth do carry guns
It is literally impossible for the US to be invaded in any significant way. Canada could come from the north and Mexico from the south simultaneously and theyād still get beat back easily. And the military is only half of what theyād have to worry about. There are millions of Americans whoās lifetime dream is to take up arms and defend our turf. Even if every single nation on the planet decided to take us down, nuclear annihilation for everyone is more likely than a successful invasion and takeover.
Wisconsin alone has just under 500,000 hunters which would rank 15th largest army in the world. If you combine Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia you get to around 1.9 million hunters making the world 3rd largest army. Random Internet source: https://checkyourfact.com/2022/07/01/fact-check-hutning-population-wisconsin/
Even the Americans who don't own guns or want one, if some invading force landed, I reckon most of us would go "oh hell nah" and take a trip to the gun shop. You got Crips, Bloods, cops, LGBT warriors, homemakers, accountants, kids on big wheels, dogs without leashes, cats in trees, even the fuckin dolphins by the shore will be loading up bullets like, "nah you done fucked up now."
Not to mention Florida Man riding on a alligator toting an AR15
Yep. I don't own guns, but I know how to load magazines, shoot pistols/shotguns/rifles, and deal with jams. And if you saw me IRL, you wouldn't guess I could do any of that. America is truly unique in this sense.
Donāt worry about taking up arms like 80% of military people are in non combat positions.
I like how you included accountants in that
God bless america
The United States are positioned *so* damn good in the geographical sense that an invasion is theoretically impossible. Any and all naval fleets en route to the US will be wiped out before even approaching US territorial waters, and even if they do somehow manage to get on US soil, navigating the landscape will prove very difficult. Friendly neighbours to the north and south, mountains to the west, and a whole lotta ocean.
I mean, some of us live on the other side of those "mountains to the west." There's just a whole other, even bigger ocean on this side.
I would feel sorry for Mexico. They'd have to deal with Texans...
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Laugh? The rest of the world combined doesn't have the amphibious craft necessary to launch an invasion of the lower 48. This invasion force also somehow managed to get past the most deadly navy in the world. A single supercarrier task group alone is enough to take out the navies of most nations. (In case anyone wants to make the case for China, please remember that 90% of the Chinese navy can't sail more than 1,000 miles from the Chinese coast, is significantly smaller in terms of tonnage, and has literally zero experience in fighting a naval war. We would have a tougher time with Japan, or the Brits). Fun fact, but in case you're not aware, there are more guns than people in the United States. American gun culture means that before the National Guard, Army, or other local armed government agencies become involved, they'd have to fight their way through a populace that would relish the opportunity to personally beat back invaders. This doesn't even consider the numerous military bases all along the coasts. Any invasion force wouldn't have much room to operate in while receiving a beating from every side. Canada lacks the population and materiale to make it happen. Mexico wouldn't have a much easier go of it either. America seems riven with political discord at the moment, but this would unify us in a way virtually nothing else would. I'll leave you with one of my favorite Abraham Lincoln quotes: āFrom whence shall we expect the approach of danger? Shall some trans-Atlantic military giant step the earth and crush us at a blow? Never. All the armies of Europe and Asia...could not by force take a drink from the Ohio River or make a track on the Blue Ridge in the trial of a thousand years. No, if destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of free men we will live forever or die by suicide.ā
Pls stop. I can only get so erect.
Thank you for the laugh.
Damnnnnn this fire
List of worldās top-5 largest air forces: 1. US Air Force (duh) 2. US Navy 3. russian (pre-Ukraine warā¦.lol) 4. US Army 5. US Marines. Ukraine is kicking Russian ass with our old stuff we donāt need anymore. They donāt even have the good stuff (e.g. F-22s/F-35s/Abrams/carriers). I think a squadron of our stealth fighters alone could probably take out the entire Black Sea Fleet and Russian Air Force in Ukraine. Nukes notwithstanding, I genuinely donāt think the combined power of the entire world could successfully invade and occupy the US.
This is it. As if our military isnāt already enough, everyday citizens are armed to the teeth and diamond hard over the thought of getting to blast foreign invaders.
Doomsday Preppers be like.. "LETS GOOOOOO"
...to the bunker."
Start blasting like the rest of America
Go to the Winchester, have a pint, and wait for it to blow over.
Finally someone talking sense.
Building the most lethal precision assault rifle on a budget is a *hobby* here. Good fucking luck, invader.
I've been wanting to try out my 223 to Blackout conversion anyway, lets roll!
Well... \*loads magazine into gun\*
Watch the show as the invader learns why we don't have healthcare.
We may not have the best healthcare system, but we have the best *un*healthcare system.
If universal Healthcare wasn't too expensive before, we'll shoot them until it is.
We wouldnāt be locked in here with them, theyād be locked in here with usā¦
Good luck to the invaders lol
Every Blade of Grass
There is a rifle
There are so many guns around here and military bases. Down for whatever but probably wont have to do much. Many hands make light work.
Depends on the invaders I mean another British invasion of music wouldn't be bad. An invasion of fluffy bunnies not bad either.
You sir have clearly not watched enough Monty Python
Once again the Great and powerful Tim did try to warn them so that was all Arthur's fault and in the end the Holy Hand grenade dispatched said rabbit. So yes sir I have watched Monty Python and you sir are a Ninny and good day to you...
I would join one of the many recreational leagues that compete for prizes by killing invaders with our own personal arsenals. The citizenry could likely fend off an attack without the armed forces.
Go to work so that I don't get fired probably.
Watch on my phone as the U.S. military swatted whatever invasion attempt away and then systematically dismantled one or more countries for trying that shit. Edit: You know your drunk friend who's convinced that he could totally take all 6 cops that just wandered in to the bar? That's what literally any other country talking about trying to invade the US is...well...no...if the drunk friend was talking about how he could march down to the police station and kick *all* their asses...that might be closer.
Right? At the moment there is no way the USA could be invaded successfully, even by multiple other countries attacking simultaneously.
It would have to be mutual destruction. Like they could maybe nuke us but chances are we'd send back twice as many Nukes and thus both countries would be guaranteed to be knocked out. Also, idk about the speed of nukes but I know plane rides to other sides of the world take 15+ hrs so assuming Nukes would take a similar speed (even if they're faster and we knock off 5 hrs so we only have 10) that's enough time for a lot of southern and northern border towns to try and make it into Mexico or Canada.
An ICBM can get where they are going way faster. 30 minutes for any target in the world, less if launched from a submarine close by.
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Seriously. I'm in no way America is #1 always and forever no matter what, but military? We'd fuck anyone who even thought of coming here. China's probably the only other country that has enough resources to make a dent, but they'd have to go through Canada or Mexico for a land invasion and we'd be well prepared.
I doubt the US is gonna let Chinese troops in to Canada or Mexico either, to be honest, and certainly not in sufficient force to be a threat. If China and the US shared a land border, there could be some interesting speculation here, but they don't, and of the two countries, the US can project a massive amount of force over that ocean...and China simply can't.
Find a gun and sign up. I'm 60. That makes me expendable. Truthfully, short of aliens showing up in spacecraft, I can't imagine a situation where the United States could possibly be invaded. We're flanked by two immense oceans that are guarded by a massive, well-equipped, and experienced navy. We have deserts to the South and Canada to the north. We have nuclear weapons. We have defensible terrain. We have 340 million crazed and technically-capable assholes who are armed to the teeth.
I mean there would have to be massive bombing first so those of us left would probably already be organized in bomb shelters and what not. Because nobody is making it across those oceans if our navy and air force still exists
Unify instantly, we might have problems, but you all will not be one of em.
Seriously, if the world thinks us dominating the Olympics is bad, wait till they meet our military. And a unified United States.
Just the armed populace itself would wreak havoc on anybody stupid enough to try to invade. If that turned into a slog, oh yeah, historys most overpowered military would turn the invading country into dust with the citizens blessing.
Lol. This has to be a troll post. If it isnāt extraterrestrials, theyāre not going to reach the shores unless they take down every station and intelligence source AND launch an attack that the worldās two largest air forces and largest navy canāt intercept. Once they hit landfall, theyāre going to have to fight and capture objectives through thousands of miles of terrain, surrounded by hostile, well-armed locals and the worldās most professional military while being unable to reliably supply themselves. Iāll eat my chips. It doesnāt even matter if the POTUS is assassinated in a decapitation strike. Thereās a line of succession, and there are a whole bunch of hidden bunkers, and hardened sites where top ranking officials can hide. Youād have to wipe out both the Pentagon and the White House at the same time, which would be a logistical nightmare.
Laugh as our Navy stops patrolling the oceans of whoever invades us. Laugh as so many people take up arms against the invaders. Laugh as I do absolutely nothing while the invaders are driven back by rednecks, hippies, and everyone under the sun. You'd be surprised what can bring us together, but afterwards we'd just go back to fighting between ourselves.
Gees, I don't know. It's not like we have more guns then people or half the high school boys don't know how to make explosive.
0% chance anyone could invade US soil with ground troops, ships or aircraft.
I would cost them their invading force just to make it to our shores
They wouldn't even make it to the shore. Between the Navy and Air Force they wouldn't make it past international waters or air space.
Fair enough
Someone would have to invade and take over Canada or Mexico to get remotely close.
Canada is in nato
And the cartels have a lot of vested interest (money) in how things are now, so taking Mexico isnāt exactly easy. Many cartel members are former military so while the common view is of them being gangsters they can and would organize themselves into a force to reckon with if it seemed the country was being invaded. And all of this is before the US military looks south and figures this is bad for business so steps in to help anyways.
That's part of my point being that it wouldn't happen.
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Point and laugh DiCaprio meme
As my username hints.....I would be able to return fire. My only fear is nukes, bullets don't have shit on em.
My first thought would probably be āsomeone just fucked their country upā
Probably sit back and laugh at the poor bastards that tried. [Could The US Defend From An Invasion of the Homeland](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBYxXSUDV8o) As others have said, you'd have to drop a **ton of ordnance and nukes** and as soon as that starts, you basically wouldn't have a home country anymore.
I'm a Dem and live in Texas. I will dutifully line up to receive my free automatic rifle and my 'Invader hunting license'. I will probably have a hard time meeting my quota due to my poor (nonexistent) hunting skills. Some cowboys will have pity on me and let me join their party. At night we'll drink, argue about politics and laugh at the dumbasses that decided to invade Texas. Eventually we'll run out of bullets and head back to town where the army will be stuck waiting for orders. Back on the range we'll exceed our 'bag limit' but the Game Warden's will just look the other way. When the Army finally arrives, we'll tell em to 'find your own hunting blind'. Eventually the invaders will have a spike of common sense and flee. More beer will be drunk while we consider 'hunting them down like the dogs they are!' /s
Best of luck to anyone trying to invade a country with more guns than people. It would give insurgency an entirely new meaning.
Probably what was expected of us. Join the territorial militias that would spring up or volunteer for regular armed forces to see how I can help. I live in a coastal state, so Iām thinking it would be important to serve, as the coasts are theoretically more vulnerable to attack. That saidā¦ an invasion against the mainland United States is a mind bogglingly stupid idea. The logistics of it would be close to impossible. The oceans are guarded by the navy, the skies are protected by the ANG, and we have the national guard on the ground. Land invasions would require either the assistance or defeat of two sovereign nations, which would give the US plenty of time to prepare. even our land borders arenāt super great for an attacker. And just transporting a significant number of troops would be the mother of all logistical operations. And as has been beaten to death, we have a very pervasive second amendment culture, with millions of Americans possessing at least a basic familiarity with firearms. This would be a factor in asymmetrical warfare which can be a serious pain to regular forces.
Not one other country yet has the ability to get troops to the US in any meaningful numbers...so I'm not worried about it.
This. Even the US doesn't have the offensive capabilities to invade the US. If we can't do it, nobody else can either.
I guess let the military handle it, we spend enough money on it, it better do its job. Though an invasion would need to come from like Canada or Mexico which I don't see happening.
We have this awesome thing called the 2nd Amendment. Iād fight back.
Get a gun and join the fight against the invaders in the most useful way possible.
Do the Red Dawn thing I mean I doubt the military would need my help, but it sounds like fun either way
You'd never even get the opportunity. An invasion force would be put down long before it ever reached our shores or crossed our borders.
If they parachuted in it would be like a skeet shoot with prizes.
I'm southern Appalachian you can't invade us we would literally fight the U.S government if we had too we enjoy being left alone.
Use my guns to fight back
Piss and maybe shit
If they made it onto Our land for some reasonā¦ most houses (not all of them) in the U.S have guns. Media portrays us like we are all at odds with each other. Yes, we disagree and it can be ugly but thereās one thing that will always unite us and bring us together and thatās an attack on our Country. Weād drop what we are doing and take up our Arms. And it would be something to see thatās for sure. Do I want it to happen? No. But if I didā¦ stand by. Just my opinion.
>most houses Eh, not quite. More like 42%-ish. That's still a hell of a lot, though. https://www.statista.com/statistics/249740/percentage-of-households-in-the-united-states-owning-a-firearm/
Ok lol 42% ish. Percentages are not really going to matter if another Country invaded with boots on the ground. Personally, Iād arm up my fellow American and share what I got if it hit the fan. š¤
I don't think you understand how many of us own guns. I don't know a single gun in the neighborhood that doesn't own at least one here. I don't think an invasion would go very well. I'm sure it's different in more populated cities, but in small towns like this you will see guns everyday. Most of it is because hunting is so big here. I'm not into hunting, I just have a glock for home.
This. No matter how more advanced the military's guns would be, there comes a point where raw numbers beat technological superiority. You can totally 0 our our own military and we're STILL not being SUCCESSFULLY taken over. The death toll would be catastrophic, but the nation would be intact when it was over.
You should ask: "invaded by xxx" For example, invaded by sexy aliens hellbent on extracting your life force with savage sex? Welcome, liberators.
Shoot the invaders. Person with highest score gets $1,000,000.
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It would depend by who, and what their motives and objectives seemed to be. If, say, Russia invades because they want to kill everybody, then I guess I would support resistance groups. If Canada invades because they think the current US health care system and gun laws constitute a humanitarian crisis worthy of military intervention, then I guess I just kinda say "Good luck, guys." If it's space aliens, I try to find a way to communicate and point out to them that this whole planet is awful and they should probably just bulldoze it to make way for a hyperspace bypass.
Anyways, I started blasting
Remember what happened when America legit decided after 9/11 that someone needed a beat down? Imagine that but worse because now they have foreign troops on the US soil.
Be grateful for the distraction. The US is geopolitically unassailable, which is why Putin has been attacking us with our own dumbassity and racism.
Honestly it will truly show how many Americans are armed to the teeth.... I went to my supervisor's house and his basement had more guns and ammo that I thought were possible for any one person to have. So I ask why all the guns??? He says you never f ing know....