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In reply to the discussion: certain unalienable Rights [View all]Oneka
(653 posts)20. "the most powerful federal force in the history of the world"
The War in Afghanistan began on October 7, 2001,[17] as the armed forces of the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and the Afghan United Front (Northern Alliance) launched Operation Enduring Freedom. The primary driver of the invasion was the September 11 attacks on the United States, with the stated goal of dismantling the al-Qaeda terrorist organization and ending its use of Afghanistan as a base. The United States also said that it would remove the Taliban regime from power and create a viable democratic state. More than a decade into the war, NATO forces continue to battle a widespread Taliban insurgency, and the war has expanded into the tribal area of neighboring Pakistan.[18] The War in Afghanistan is also the United States' longest running war.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_%282001%E2%80%93present%29
"the most powerful federal force in the history of the world"
has fought a country roughly 1/10th the population of the USA, to a virtual standstill in over 11 years of fighting, and dying. How well do you think that
"the most powerful federal force in the history of the world" would do against a country the size of the USA, with over 80,000,000
citizens armed with small arms, and countless billionsof small arms ammunition squirreled away for their own defense and the defense of the USA?
http://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=d5bncppjof8f9_&met_y=sp_pop_totl&idim=country:AFG&dl=en&hl=en&q=afghanistan+population
http://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=kf7tgg1uo9ude_&met_y=population&idim=country:US&dl=en&hl=en&q=population+of+usa
How does the country of Afghanistan size up in comparison to the USA? These folks put together a nice interactive map:
http://www.vendian.org/mncharity/dir3/afghan_map/
Please get an open letter to the Taliban ready, and in it , explain to them how
The federal army is too powerful for citizens to stand against it
I'm quite certain that they will read your letter, and realize the futility of fighting on, as a guerrilla force , and our troops can come home in a few weeks.
Once our troops come home, and we are living in Blissful peace, perhaps you could implement the next step in your plan, You can send another open letter, in it you could explain that
Its either a large military or an armed citizenry having both is pointless
,you could send it to the secretary of the Army, the joint chiefs of staff, even the president. I'm quite certain that they will all see that there is no need to have such a large standing army during peacetime, and downsize to just a defensive force and unilaterally,disarm.
Of course neither of your letters will do a damn spit, in the real world, and i will just keep on exercising my constitutionally protected, god given, right to keep and bear arms
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If it was a handful of yahoos trying to take over a governmet building, you'd be right
sylvi
Oct 2012
#41
one more major terrorist attack and americans couldn't hand over their rights
michael811
Oct 2012
#51
the military your neighbors your friends and it will all be in the name of patriotism
michael811
Oct 2012
#54
If we are going all originalist here we can have no permanent army, the wish to have every man armed
Vincardog
Sep 2012
#2
There you have it "occasional need for the existence of an armed contingent" OCCASIONAL not
Vincardog
Sep 2012
#11
Where is the Constitutional restriction against having the Corporations own the politicians? They
Vincardog
Sep 2012
#10
Why would the constitution grant the right to raise an army to the government?
4th law of robotics
Sep 2012
#34