Rambling thoughts about the US military

[The Don]

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First of all, 10% of the US military is more than enough to sway attackers.

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No, it is not. In fact, it is not even close.

There is a very clear reason why no country in the world can even think about attacking us conventionally right now. By your previous statement, I know for a fact you do not know that one, singular reason. But I'll let you guess if you want.

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1) They don't want to anger US allies.
2) They don't want a nuclear device detonated in their capital city.

It has nothing to do with the US military being abroad. Face it, conventional warfare is obsolete.

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1) They don't want to anger US allies.
2) They don't want a nuclear device detonated in their capital city.


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No, those are good answers but they do not completely eliminate any smidgen of a possibility of an invasion led onto US soil. They act as strong deterrents to an invasion, but do not outright eliminate any possibility of it even happening.

Im not trying to be a dick here, but if you or anyone wants to take a stab at why the US cannot possibly be invaded right now, how it is not even mathematically or even theoretically possible to invade the US under any circumstances whatsoever, please do so.

The sustenance of these two words ties greatly into our massive defense budget. These two words require a great deal more than "far less than 10% of our current military".

[lehighguy]

Assuming we reduced the American armed forces by 80%. Maintained only a national guard and a single aircraft carrier group.

Who would invade us?

Why would they do it?

How would they do it?

If you can answer these three questions, the thread can continue.

<font color="red"> Who would invade us?</font>

Given the current state of the world, this is undeterminable. In 1925, if you asked England "who would ever invade you", and the answer was "Im not sure", is that sufficient reasoning to assume no one will ever invade England?

<font color="green"> Why would they do it? </font>

To topple our government, take control of our natural resources, take control of our strategic position, take our land, control our waterways...I could go on, but the answer lies in the overwhelmingly immense history of stronger countries invading weaker countries, even in the absence of any feasibility to success. Why do any stronger nations ever invade weaker nations?

<font color="orange"> How would they do it? </font>

That would give away the answer to my not so secret and relatively widely understood riddle.

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Face it, conventional warfare is obsolete.

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Conventional warfare is almost an oxymoron, as war is an ever adapting idiom. But if what you are saying is that two armies marching soldiers at each other with machine guns blazing is a thing of the past, then I defy you to explain to me what is happening throughout the entire world right now.