Posted on 12/08/2013 4:53:26 PM PST by zeestephen
Interview with: Dylan Lehrke, Americas Armed Forces Analyst at IHS Jane's. "As the world military balance stands today, even in the unlikely case that the entire world aligns against them, the United States could not be conquered."
(Excerpt) Read more at vice.com ...
The first three paragraphs of the article are standard anti-Conservative hatred and mockery.
But the interview with the Jane's analyst is quite interesting.
I often like Vice but its a fact that the founder lied his a$$ off about his journo creds.
dumBO has three more years to disarm America, then, it is Katy bar the door.
Of course the question has a different answer when you look at the fifth column.
"At what point shall we expect the approach of danger? By what means shall we fortify against it? 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 in their military chests; with a Buonaparte for a commander, could not by force take a drink from the Ohio, or make a track on the Blue Ridge, in the 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 ourselves must be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide." - Abraham Lincoln
1913 was the beachhead and they've been slowing destroying and replacing our civilization ever since. Who are they?
"To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize." - Voltaire
Ummm, yes we have the greatest Air Force, however we’re retiring our airplanes or turning them into drones and shooting them down in Florida. Then there’s that whole F35 thing, and the purging of the military. We might not be on top forever.
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, Address Before the Young Men's Lyceum of Springfield, Illinois, January 27, 1838
Even invincible Rome was conquered, along with many other countries through out history. Our current generations have been lucky, but the day will come where we will no longer be the strongest nation. After WW II ended a wise man told me, that someday the American people will experience war like the people of Europe did.
Didn’t have to invade Japan to make them surrender.
It only takes a couple small nukes to do us tremendous damage. You know, like the nukes Obama is protecting ( and now financing ) in Iran. Them guys who swear nearly every day they’re gonna kill their Great Satan. Remember?
You beat me to it.
Something later in the interview is rather revealing as well:
Vice: I guess the big question here is: Are the world's combined forces—including those mad North Koreans, because every little helps—enough to defeat those of the US?
Lehrke: Yes, but only if the US is on the offensive or only if defeat does not equate to conquer or destroy, which it generally does not. The world could, for example, certainly contain the US as the US did the Soviet Union. But the question you are really asking, if I am correct, is: Are the world's combined forces enough to conquer the United States? Here the answer is no, for it is much harder to project force. It requires logistical resources that the rest of the world simply does not have.
Vice: OK. That's disappointing.
Kinda says it all...
Not really, Americans are not complying with the gun grabber laws.
This all seems to presuppose some sort of direct frontal attack. No, that would be suicide.
It first all starts with a President that abuses the constitution. We’re talking egregious abuses, such as end runs around established laws, new and exotic interpretations of enumerated powers.
.... The rest can be seen on nightly TV.
This is why the US must maintain Command of the Sea. That will protect us.
A total bullshit article from leftist liars and horseshit artists. It is typical marxist “call to arms” psy-op: An article that is supposed to instill fear of our “big bad bully” military, so that its readers get whipped up in a frenzy to keep them interested in fighting/destroying it.
Our own Presidents, military brass, politicians, media, academia, and half our citizenry made it possible we lost Iraq and trashcanistan. Iraq should have lasted 6 months, max, and Douchebagistan should have taken three.
Assymetrical warfare, combined with our evaporating technological edge, budget cuts and internal sabatoge will allow a top 5 military to easily defeat and conquer us. Just turn the power off for 3 months, and we will kill ourselves. Then they either send nukes, or come in and really show the Wal Mart shoppers what war crimes are.
“Not really, Americans are not complying with the gun grabber laws.”
Remember what Adm. Yamamoto said about the likely outcome of Japan trying to invade us during WWII. “ A gun behind every blade of grass.”
For a country with $17,200,000,000,000 debt and climbing, it is ridiculous to try to remain a superpower. Most major powers in last 3000 years of world history fell into the abyss not by losing in a war, but going bankrupt. If the federals did not have a printing press, we would be in bankruptcy court already. The printing of fiat money will just postpone bankruptcy, and eventually the fall will be huge and swift.
Only Tea party principles can save this country. The big spenders in Washington DC are destroying this great country.
Roman Empire never was conquered.
Third Reich never was conquered.
USSR never was conquered.
All fell into the abyss by going bankrupt.
Next will be USA with ZERO in charge for 3 more years.
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